漓 (lí): (the) Li River

Meanings

桂林的漓江风景闻名世界。

Guìlín de Líjiāng fēngjǐng wénmíng shìjiè.

The Li River scenery in Guilin is famous worldwide.

他全身湿得淋漓。

Tā quánshēn shī de línlí.

He was soaked through, dripping wet all over.

usage

Best known in 漓江 (the Li River in Guangxi). It also appears in 淋漓 (dripping wet, or, figuratively, free and unrestrained, as in 淋漓尽致).

radical

氵 shuǐ

water (left-side form of 水)

The three-drop water radical (left-side form of 水) fits both the river it names and the "dripping" sense.

phonetic

离 lí

to leave; to part from

On the right 离 supplies the sound exactly, with no shift. It serves purely as the phonetic element.

漓 lí