率 (lǜ): (bound form) ratio, rate, proportion, to lead, to command
率 (lǜ) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) ratio.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亠 (structural), 幺 (structural) and 十 (structural). It ranks #625 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 率 a string 幺 vibrating in an instrument 亠十. Its radical form 玄 (dark) appears in many related characters such as 玄 (xuán, black).
Definitions
- (bound form) ratio
- rate
- proportion
- to lead
- to command
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA string 幺 vibrating in an instrument 亠十
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 率
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 频率noun | pín lǜ | frequency | 6 |
| 效率noun | xiào lǜ | efficiency | 5 |
| 概率noun | gài lǜ | probability (math.) | 6 |
| 率领verb | shuài lǐng | to lead | 6 |
| 率先adverb | shuài xiān | to take the lead | 6 |
| 汇率noun | huì lǜ | exchange rate | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 几率noun | jī lǜ | probability |
| 收视率 | shōu shì lǜ | ratings (of a TV show) |
| 坦率adjective | tǎn shuài | frank |
| 草率adjective | cǎo shuài | careless |
| 轻率adjective | qīng shuài | cavalier |
| 比率noun | bǐ lǜ | ratio |
| 直率adjective | zhí shuài | candid |
| 死亡率noun | sǐ wáng lǜ | mortality rate |
| 支持率 | zhī chí lǜ | support level |
| 利率noun | lì lǜ | interest rate |
| 功率noun | gōng lǜ | power (rate of doing work, measured in watts) |
| 速率noun | sù lǜ | speed |
| 失业率noun | shī yè lǜ | unemployment rate |
| 分辨率noun | fēn biàn lǜ | resolution (of images, monitors, scanners etc) |
| 命中率noun | mìng zhòng lǜ | hit rate |
率 appears in 100 compound words: 6 as the first character, 93 as the last, and 1 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 率 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people
to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom); to follow a proven formula
Example Sentences
学习率字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí lǜ zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Mastering Chinese characters requires repeated practice to achieve neat handwriting.
韩沙率18国会议员联署 挺阿末三苏里任国盟主席
hán shā lǜ 1 8 guó huì yì yuán lián shǔ tǐng ā mò sān sū lǐ rèn guó méng zhǔ xí
Han Sha led 18 members of parliament to jointly sign the appointment of Ahmad Sansuri as the chairman of the National League
...统采洗牡蛎费工费时 台南引进洗蚵机提升效率
. . . tǒng cǎi xǐ mǔ 蛎 fèi gōng fèi shí tái nán yǐn jìn xǐ 蚵 jī tí shēng xiào lǜ
... Unified oyster washing is labor-intensive and time-consuming, and Tainan has introduced oyster washing machines to improve efficiency
...决是行政权受限带来的长期叙事变化 关注税率下降对A股出口链影响
. . . jué shì háng zhèng quán shòu xiàn dài lái de cháng qī xù shì biàn huà guān zhù shuì lǜ xià jiàng duì A gǔ chū kǒu liàn yǐng xiǎng
... It is a long-term narrative change brought about by the restriction of administrative power Focus on the impact of tax rate reduction on the A-share export chain
未来一周先晴后雨 228连假降雨机率高
wèi lái yī zhōu xiān qíng hòu yǔ 2 2 8 lián jiǎ jiàng yǔ jī lǜ gāo
In the coming week, it will be sunny and then rainy, and the probability of rain during the 228 consecutive holidays is high
美国12月实际个人消费支出月率 0.1%,预期0...
měi guó 1 2 yuè shí jì gè rén xiāo fèi zhī chū yuè lǜ 0 . 1 , yù qī 0 . . .
The monthly rate of real personal consumption expenditures in the United States was 0.1%, and the expected 0...
拿破仑率军到俄罗斯。
Nápòlún lǜ jūn dào éluósī.
Napoleon led his troops to Russia.
利率和通货膨胀很高。
Lìlǜ hé tōnghuòpéngzhàng hěn gāo.
Interest rates and inflation were high.
耶诞节下雪的概率有多大呢？
Yēdànjié xiàxuě de gàilǜ yǒu duōdà ne?
What are the chances we'll have a white Christmas?
过上白色圣诞节的机率有多大呢？
Guo shàng báisè Shèngdànjié de jīlǜ yǒu duōdà ne?
What are the chances that we'll have a white Christmas?
Character Family
玄 Radical Family — Characters sharing the dark radical
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