Li
See also: Appendix:Variations of "li"
Translingual
Symbol
Li
- (chemistry) lithium.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "li"
English
Etymology 1
Transcription of 李 (Lǐ)
Alternative forms
- (Chinese name): Lee
Proper noun
Li
- A surname from Chinese
Translations
Li: the Chinese surname (李)
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Etymology 2
Transcription of 黎 (Lí)
Proper noun
Li
- A surname from Chinese
Translations
Li: the Chinese surname (黎)
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Etymology 3
Transcription of 理 (Lǐ)
Proper noun
Li
- A surname from Chinese
Translations
Li: the Chinese surname (理)
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Etymology 4
Transcription of 禮／礼 (Lǐ)
Proper noun
Li
- A county of Longnan, Gansu, China
- 2020 September 28, Matthew Robert Bossons, “Reporter's log: Livestreaming, e-commerce play crucial role in Gansu's poverty alleviation drive”, in China Daily, archived from the original on 28 September 2020, retrieved 28 March 2021:
- Zhang Jiacheng has lived his entire life in Longhuai village, a small settlement comprised of earthen and aged red-brick homes in Li county, in southern Gansu province's Longnan city.
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Translations
county
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Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Li Xian”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, LCCN 98-071262, OCLC 164337564, page 1728, column 2
Etymology 5
Transcription of 漓 (Lí)
Proper noun
Li
- A river in Guangxi, China
- 1977, Chiang, Yee, “Kuei-lin and Yang-shuo”, in China Revisited, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, LCCN 77-22587, OCLC 473570033, page 153:
- After breakfast the next day, Ho Li-chih came to invite Yang Shu-tien and me to the Li River for a boat trip to another county, Yang-shuo.
- 1985, Mosher, Steven W., Journey To The Forbidden China, Collier Macmillan, →ISBN, LCCN 85-2610, OCLC 1073326498, page 54f:
- Cormorant fishing on the Li River near Kweilin. With increasingly serious water pollution, fishing with cormorants is becoming a rare sight in China.
- 2005, Bill Clinton, My Life, volume II, New York: Vintage Books, →ISBN, OCLC 60594427, pages 436-437:
- Before going home, we flew to Guilin for a meeting with environmentalists concerned about the destruction of forests and the loss of unique wildlife, and a leisurely boat trip down the Li River, which flows through a stunning landscape marked by large limestone formations that looked as if they had burst up through the landscape of the gentle countryside.
- 2011, Andrew Forbes, China, APA Publications, →ISBN, OCLC 701111855, OL 26008349M, page 16:
- Days 3-5: Guilin and Yangshuo.
Marvel at the extraordinary scenery lining the banks of the serene Li River.
- 2021 April 27, Xie, Echo, “Xi Jinping laments stone quarrying as he mines green theme in Guangxi”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 27 April 2021, China / Politics:
- In Guilin, the second-largest city in Guangxi, Xi took a boat to inspect the ecological condition of the Li River, a popular tourist destination. The river stretches more than 400km (250 miles) through karst hills and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Li.
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Translations
river
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Etymology 6
Korean Hanja: 李; Hangul: 이 & 리
Alternative forms
- Lee, Rhee, Ri, I, Yi, Rey, Rhie
Proper noun
Li
- A surname from Korean, a variant of Lee and Rhee
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Li is the 273rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 111,786 individuals. Li is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.8%) individuals.
Anagrams
- I'l, IL, il-
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- Lie
Etymology 1
From Hakka 李 (lǐ).
Proper noun
Li
- a surname from Hakka
Etymology 2
From Hakka 呂／吕 (lǚ).
Proper noun
Li
- a surname from Hakka
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- Dy, Dee, Lee
Etymology
From Mandarin 李 (Lǐ), spelled as such under the Mandarin Pinyin system. Also likely influenced by Hokkien 李 (Lí).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli/, [ˈli]
Proper noun
Li
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Mandarin
See also
- Huang
- Wu
- Wang
- Liu
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- Ly
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [li˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɪj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɪj˧˧]
- Homophone: li
Proper noun
Li
- a female given name from Chinese