How to Write 唎 (lì) — Meaning “A final particle used in songs or dialects.”

Imagine a singer named Lee (利) opening her mouth wide (口) to hit a high note at the end of a song — that final note is the particle 唎. The sharp 'lì' sound of her voice matches the onomatopoeia in words like 哩唎 (lī lì).

Write the left radical 口 first, then the right side 利. The 口 should be small and positioned high, not too wide. A common mistake is making 利's 禾 part too tall; keep it balanced so the whole character is square and compact — 10 strokes total.

呢 (ne) is a common question or soft emphasis particle in Mandarin, while 呣 (m) indicates thinking or a nasal sound. 唎 is rarer, used mostly in dialect songs or onomatopoeia like 哔唎哔唎 for crackling. Visually, 唎 has a 利 right side, whereas 呢 has 尼 and 呣 has 毋.

唎 appears mainly in older song lyrics or regional dialects as a final particle, similar to 啦 but with a sharper tone. It is also part of onomatopoeic words like 哔唎哔唎 describing crackling sounds, which you might find in descriptive writing or traditional storytelling.

Common words containing 唎 include: 哩唎 (lī lì) — Sound of singing (onomatopoeia); 唎 (lì) — A final particle used in songs or dialects.; 哔唎哔唎 (bì lì bì lì) — Crackling sound.