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李
Lǐ
1. surname Li
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 7 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

李
lǐ
plum; luggage; surname
HSK 3 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

李适
LǐKuò
Li Kuo, personal name of tenth Tang emperor Dezong [[德宗<DéZōng>]], (742-805), reigned 779-805
李亨
LǐHēng
Li Heng, personal name of eighth Tang emperor Suzong [[肃宗<Sùzōng>]] (711-762), reigned 756-762
李俊
LǐJùn
Li Jun, fictional character from [[水滸傳|水浒传<ShuǐhǔZhuàn>]]
李儇
LǐXuān
Li Xuan, personal name of nineteenth Tang emperor Xizong [[僖宗<Xīzhōng>]] (862-888), reigned 873-888
李冰
LǐBīng
Li Bing (c 230 BC) historical hydraulic engineer of DuJiangYan [[都江堰]]
李冶
LǐYě
Li Jilan [[李季蘭|李季兰<LǐJìLán>]] or Li Ye (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet
李哲
LǐZhé
Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong [[唐中宗<TángZhōngzōng>]] (656-710), reigned 705-710
李四
LǐSì
Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: [[張三|张三<ZhāngSān>]], [[李四]], [[王五<WángWǔ>]] Tom, Dick and Harry
李娜
LǐNà
Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles)
李子
lǐzi
plum
李安
LǐĀn
Ang Li (1954-), Taiwanese-American film director (films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [[臥虎藏龍|卧虎藏龙]] and Brokeback Mountain [[斷背山|断背山]])
李宁
LǐNíng
Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games
李广
LǐGuǎng
Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General [[飛將軍|飞将军]] and much feared by the Xiongnu [[匈奴]]
李德
LǐDé
Otto Braun (1900-1974), Comintern adviser to the Chinese communist party 1932-1939
李忱
LǐChén
Li Chen, personal name of seventeenth Tang emperor Xuanzong [[宣宗<Xuānzōng>]] (810-859), reigned 846-859
李恒
LǐHéng
Li Heng, personal name of thirteenth Tang emperor Muzong [[穆宗<MùZōng>]] (795-824), reigned 821-825
李悝
LǐKuī
Li Kui (455-395 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of Wei state [[魏國|魏国<Wèiguó>]]
李斯
LǐSī
Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and Prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 to 208 BC
李旦
LǐDàn
Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong [[唐睿宗<TángRuìzōng>]] (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712
李昂
LǐÁng
Li Ang, personal name of fifteenth Tang emperor Wenzong [[文宗<Wénzōng>]] (809-840), reigned 827-840

Example Sentences (3)

82304155，这是李老师的电话吗？
82304155, zhè shì lǐ lǎoshī de diànhuà ma?
82304155, is this Teacher Li's phone number?
Text 3
李老师，我下个月5号就要结婚了。
Lǐ lǎoshī, wǒ xià gè yuè wǔ hào jiù yào jié hūn le.
Teacher Li, I'm getting married on the 5th of next month.
Text 2
你和李小姐什么时候认识的？
Nǐ hé Lǐ xiǎojiě shénme shíhou rènshi de?
When did you and Miss Li meet?
Text 1

Alternate Entries

李
lǐ
plum

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
471
Word Frequency Rank
1,462 of 84,292