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莉

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used in 茉莉[mo4 li4]; used in the transliteration of female names

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Strokes
10
Radical
艸 +7
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
莉
Common rank
#2,197
Unicode
U+8389

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

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How 莉 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

艹 meaning “flower” + 利 sound ( lì )

Components 艹 利

How to remember it

jasmine · Heisig RSH #3010

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 莉

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
安东尼与克莉奥佩特拉 Ān dōng ní yǔ Kè lì ào pèi tè lā Anthony and Cleopatra, 1606 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
克莉奥佩特拉 Kè lì ào pèi tè lā Cleopatra (c. 70–30 BC), queen of Egypt
伊莉萨白 Yī lì sà bái Elizabeth (name); also written 伊麗莎白|伊丽莎白
康多莉扎·赖斯 Kāng duō lì zhā · Lài sī Condoleezza Rice (1954-), US Secretary of State 2005-2009
巴宝莉 Bā bǎo lì Burberry (brand)
哈莉·贝瑞 Hā lì · Bèi ruì Halle Berry (1966-), US actress
爱莉丝 Ài lì sī (name) Alice
茱莉雅·吉拉德 Zhū lì yǎ Jí lā dé Julia Gillard (1961–), Australian politician, prime minister 2010–2013
荷莉·贝瑞 Hé lì · Bèi ruì Halle Berry (1966-), US actress
伊莉莎白 Yī lì shā bái Elizabeth; also written 伊麗莎白|伊丽莎白
桃莉羊 Táo lì yáng (Tw) Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell
萨莉 Sà lì Sally (name)
娜塔莉 Nà tǎ lì Natalie (name)
萝莉控 luó lì kòng lolicon or rorikon (Japanese loanword); manga or anime genre depicting young girls in an e…
茉莉花茶 mò li huā chá jasmine tea
奥黛莉 Ào dài lì Audrey; variant of 奧黛麗|奥黛丽[Ao4 dai4 li4]
萝莉 luó lì a Lolita (young, cute girl)
茱莉亚 Zhū lì yà Julia (name)
茱莉雅 Zhū lì yǎ (name) Julia
茉莉花 mò li huā jasmine

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 利 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
利 sound part lì gains, advantage, profit, merit
梨 lí pear; opera
俐 lì smooth; active; clever, sharp
痢 lì dysentery
唎 lì final particle; and? ok?
脷 lì beef tongue
猁 lì a kind of monkey
蜊 lí clam