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What 礼 means in a Chinese namelǐ

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礼lǐ · B
tier B

礼制;礼节。

Ritual — the form that makes a thing real.

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克己复礼 The whole of it

克己复礼为仁。

To restrain oneself and return to the rites — that is humaneness.

论语 · 颜渊篇 · our translation
Asked what humaneness is, Confucius gives eight characters. 礼 is not etiquette but putting a person back in place. 颜渊问仁,孔子给了八个字。礼在这里不是繁文缛节,是把人放回该在的位置。
礼乐礼节礼之守礼明礼
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Putting people back where they belong.

「礼」是让人回到该在的位置。