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莉

lì
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 jasmine (in 茉莉)

Examples

茉莉花茶有一股清香。
Mòlì huāchá yǒu yì gǔ qīngxiāng.
Jasmine tea has a light, fragrant smell.
很多女孩的名字里都用莉字。
Hěnduō nǚhái de míngzi lǐ dōu yòng lì zì.
Many girls' names use the character 莉.

Tips

usage
莉 is a bound character. Its one real word is 茉莉 (jasmine). It is also extremely common in transliterating women's names, e.g. 莉莉 (Lily) and 茱莉 (Julie).

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plant
The grass radical on top marks 莉 as a plant word, which fits its only use: the flowering shrub jasmine in 茉莉.
phonetic
利 lì
sharp; profit
利 (sharp; profit) supplies the sound lì here; it carries no meaning in this character and works purely as the phonetic part.

Stroke Order

莉 lì