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莉

lì

Character

What 莉 means

1. used in {茉莉|mò lì}
2. used in the transliteration of female names

Example sentences

• 轮到齐莉。
  It's Ziri's turn.
• 我是玛莉。
  I am Mary.
• 我是莉莉。
  I am Lily.
• 劳莉会游泳。
  Laurie knows how to swim.
• 茱莉雅唱歌。
  Julia sings.
• 玛莉说爱我。
  Mary said that she loved me.

Words containing 莉

• 茉莉mò lìjasmine
• 茉莉花mò li huājasmine
• 巴宝莉Bā bǎo lìBurberry (brand)
• 爱莉丝Ài lì sī(name) Alice
• 克莉奥佩特拉Kè lì ào pèi tè lāCleopatra (c. 70–30 BC), queen of Egypt
• 伊莉莎白Yī lì shā báiElizabeth; also written 伊丽莎白
• 桃莉羊Táo lì yáng(Taiwan) Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic…
• 奥黛莉Ào dài lìAudrey; variant of 奥黛丽
• 萝莉luó lìa Lolita (young, cute girl)
• 萝莉控luó lì kònglolicon or rorikon (Japanese loanword); manga or anime genre depicting young girls in an…
• 茱莉雅Zhū lì yǎ(name) Julia
• 茉莉花茶mò li huā chájasmine tea
• 茉莉菊酯mò lì jú zhǐjasmolin
• 黛绮莉dài qǐ lì(loanword) daiquiri
• 哈莉·贝瑞Hā lì · Bèi ruìHalle Berry (1966-), US actress
• 荷莉·贝瑞Hé lì · Bèi ruìHalle Berry (1966-), US actress
• 安东尼与克莉奥佩特拉Ān dōng ní yǔ Kè lì ào pèi tè lāAnthony and Cleopatra, 1606 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亚
• 康多莉扎·赖斯Kāng duō lì zhā · Lài sīCondoleezza Rice (1954-), US Secretary of State 2005-2009
• 茱莉雅·吉拉德Zhū lì yǎ Jí lā déJulia Gillard (1961–), Australian politician, prime minister 2010–2013
• 萨莉Sà lìSally (name)
• 娜塔莉Nà tǎ lìNatalie (name)
• 伊莉萨白Yī lì sà báiElizabeth (name); also written 伊丽莎白
• 朱莉娅Zhū lì yàJulia (name)
• 茱莉亚Zhū lì yàJulia (name)

Characters built on 利

These share the phonetic component 利 (lì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 梨lípear
• 犁líplow
• 俐lìused in 伶俐
• 猁lìused in 猞猁
• 痢lìdysentery
• 蜊líclam
• 唎lì(final particle); sound; noise
• 悧lìused in 怜悧

Characters that look like 莉

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 前qiánfront; forward; ahead
• 荷hélotus
• 萄táoused in 葡萄
• 弈yìancient name for go (Chinese board game)
• 菸yūto wither; dried leaves; faded
• 莪ézedoary (Curcuma zedoaria), plant rhizome similar to turmeric

Sounds the same

Read lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 力power; force; strength
• 历calendar
• 利sharp; favorable; advantage
• 例example; precedent; rule
• 励to encourage; to urge
• 丽beautiful
• 厉strict; severe
• 立to stand; to set up; to establish
• 粒grain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects…
• 隶(bound form) a person in servitude; low-ranking subordinate…
• 俐used in 伶俐
• 吏minor government official or functionary (old)