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骊

驪
lí
noun #96,250

Meanings

  1. 1 a pure-black horse; a fine steed
  2. 2 Li (as in 骊山, Mount Li, and 骊龙, the black dragon)

Examples

千金之珠，必在骊龙颔下。
Qiānjīn zhī zhū, bì zài lílóng hàn xià.
The priceless pearl must lie beneath the black dragon's chin.
周幽王在骊山点烽火博褒姒一笑。
Zhōu Yōuwáng zài Líshān diǎn fēnghuǒ bó Bāosì yíxiào.
King You of Zhou lit the beacons on Mount Li to amuse Bao Si.

Tips

culture
骊 first meant a jet-black horse. It carries strong literary weight in 骊龙 ('the black dragon', guarding a priceless pearl) and 骊山 (Mount Li, site of 周 King You's beacon trick).

Components

radical
马 mǎ
horse
马 is the horse radical, here in left-side form. The core meaning is a pure-black horse, so it sits under 'horse'.
phonetic
丽 lì
beautiful; phonetic element
丽 gives the sound, shifted from lì to lí. The traditional form 驪 used the fuller phonetic 麗; the simplified keeps 丽 for the same reading.

Stroke Order

骊 lí