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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

HSK 7-9
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.
HSK 7-9
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