逦 (lǐ): (in 逶迤/迤逦) winding; meandering

Meanings

山路迤逦向远方延伸。

Shānlù yǐlǐ xiàng yuǎnfāng yánshēn.

The mountain road winds endlessly into the distance.

一队行人迤逦下山。

Yí duì xíngrén yǐlǐ xiàshān.

A line of travellers wound their way slowly down the mountain.

usage

逦 appears only in 迤逦 (winding, in a long curving line), used of roads, mountain ranges, or a slowly moving file of people.

radical

辶 chuò

to walk; movement

The walk radical, written last and wrapping the lower-left, gives the sense of travel along a long, bending path.

phonetic

丽 lì

beautiful

Sits inside the wrap and supplies the reading lǐ; it contributes no meaning to the idea of winding.

逦 lǐ