李 Lǐ

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Number of strokes

Traditional form

李 Lǐ

Contains the radical

木 Mù

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

wood

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱木子

Semantic compound

木 Mù

Phonetic compound

子 zǐ

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 木 Mù represents the meaning and 子 zǐ represents the sound.

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 李 Lǐ in different contexts.

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两 liǎng 个 gè 电报 diàn bào 派 pài 李贵去 qù 打 dá .

Two telegrams for Li Kuei to send off at once.

是 shì 的 de , 但 dàn 不 bù 如 rú 李晴高.

Yes, but she is not as tall as LiQing.

我 wǒ 是 shì 红星 Hóng xīng 公司 gōngsī 的 de 李霞.

I'm Li Xia from Red Star Company.

刚 gāng 才 cái 是 shì 我 wǒ 眼 yǎn 岔 chà 了 le ,把 bǎ 那 Nā 个 gè 人 rén 当成 dàng chéng 小 xiǎo 李 Lǐ .

I mistook that person I saw just now for Xiao Li.

我 wǒ 已经 yǐjīng 将 jiāng 行李 xíng li 寄 jì 出 chū .

I've already sent on my luggage.

Explore 24 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 李 Lǐ in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
李 Lǐ	surname Li	李 Lǐ
行李 xíng li	luggage	行李 xíng li
行李箱 xínglixiāng	suitcase	行李箱 xínglixiāng
李宇春 Lǐ Yǔ chūn	Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer	李宇春 Lǐ Yǔ chūn
李娜 Lǐ Nà	Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles)	李娜 Lǐ Nà
李鹏 Lǐ Péng	Li Peng (1928-), leading PRC politician, prime minister 1987-1998, reportedly leader of the conservative faction advocating the June 1989 Tiananmen clampdown	李鵬
李子 lǐ zi	plum	李子 lǐ zi
李小龙 Lǐ Xiǎo lóng	Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert	李小龍
李昌镐 Lǐ Chāng hào	Lee Chang-ho (1975-), South Korean Go player	李昌鎬
李登辉 Lǐ Dēng huī	Lee Teng-hui (1923-), Taiwanese politician, president of ROC 1988-2000	李登輝
李宁 Lǐ Níng	Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games	李寧
李铁 Lǐ Tiě	Li Tie (1977-), footballer	李鐵
李嘉诚 Lǐ Jiā chéng	Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman	李嘉誠
李白 Lǐ Bái	Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet	李白 Lǐ Bái
李世民 Lǐ Shì mín	Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗 Táng Tài zōng [TángTàizōng] (599-649), reigned 626-649	李世民 Lǐ Shì mín
李亚鹏 Lǐ Yà péng	Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor	李亞鵬
李肇星 Lǐ Zhào xīng	Li Zhaoxing (1940-), former PRC foreign minister	李肇星 Lǐ Zhào xīng
李连杰 Lǐ Lián jié	Li Lianjie or Jet Li (1963-), martial arts sportsman, subsequently film star and director	李連杰
李斯 Lǐ Sī	Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 to 208 BC	李斯 Lǐ Sī
李安 Lǐ Ān	Ang Li (1954-), Taiwanese-American film director (films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍\|卧虎藏龙 Wò hǔ Cáng lóng and Brokeback Mountain 斷背山\|断背山 Duàn bèi Shān )	李安 Lǐ Ān
李鸿章 Lǐ Hóng zhāng	Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat	李鴻章
李先念 Lǐ Xiān niàn	Li Xiannian (1909-1992), PRC general and politician	李先念 Lǐ Xiān niàn
李开复 Lǐ Kāi fù	Kai-Fu Lee (1961-), Taiwanese computer scientist and IT executive, founding president of Google China 2005-2009	李開復
李冰冰 Lǐ Bīng bīng	Li Bingbing (1973-), PRC film actress and pop star	李冰冰 Lǐ Bīng bīng