丽莉

麗莉
Lìlì
proper noun #32,998

Meanings

  1. 1 Lily / Lili (English female given name)

Examples

HSK 2
Lìlì shì tā zuì hǎo de péngyou.
Lily is her best friend.
HSK 3
Lìlì gāng bān dào Shànghǎi lái.
Lily just moved to Shanghai.

Tips

usage
丽莉 is one of several common Chinese transliterations of Lily / Lili (others: 莉莉, 丽丽, 莉莉安 for Lillian). Both characters here are female-name workhorses - 丽 (beautiful) and 莉 (jasmine, from 茉莉 mòlì). Often used by Chinese parents who want a name that sounds Western but reads as elegantly feminine in Chinese.
memory
丽 lì + 莉 lì - same pinyin, paired for visual rhythm and double the femininity (beauty + jasmine). Compare 莉莉 - same sound, slightly different feel.

Stroke Order

丽 lì
莉 lì