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(bound form) ratio; rate; proportion

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #533 U+7387

How 率 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A string 幺 vibrating in an instrument 亠十

components: 亠 幺 十 ? unknown part

How to remember it

rate · Heisig RSH #1320

top hat + cocoon + sparkler + needle

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 率 as their sound component

These characters all use 率 (lǜ) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
率 sound component lǜ to command, to lead; rate, ratio, proportion
摔 shuāi to fall, to stumble, to trip
蟀 shuài cricket (2)

Words containing 率

WordPinyinMeaning
发生率 fā shēng lǜ rate of occurrence
生长率 shēng zhǎng lǜ growth rate
出生率 chū shēng lǜ birth rate
基本利率 jī běn lì lǜ base rate (e.g. interest rate set by central bank)
成长率 chéng zhǎng lǜ growth rate
流动率 liú dòng lǜ turnover rate (esp. of staff)
发病率 fā bìng lǜ incidence of a disease; disease rate
回头率 huí tóu lǜ frequency with which people turn their heads to look; degree of attracting attention; perc…
入学率 rù xué lǜ percentage of children who enter school
生产率 shēng chǎn lǜ productivity; efficiency of production
波特率 bō tè lǜ baud
心率 xīn lǜ heart rate
命中率 mìng zhòng lǜ hit rate; scoring rate
百分率 bǎi fēn lǜ percentage; percent
率性 shuài xìng to act naturally, authentically and spontaneously (whether seen as admirable – "bold" – or…
机率 jī lǜ (Tw) (math.) probability
毛利率 máo lì lǜ gross profit margin; gross margin
利率 lì lǜ interest rate
成活率 chéng huó lǜ survival rate; rate of success
上座率 shàng zuò lǜ seat occupancy rate; percentage of available seats that are filled (in a theater, cinema, …