Li

See also: Appendix:Variations of "li"

Translingual

Symbol

Li

1. (chemistry) lithium.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "li"

English

Etymology 1

Transcription of 李 (Lǐ)

Alternative forms

• (Chinese name): Lee

Proper noun

Li

1. A surname from Chinese

Translations

Li: the Chinese surname (李)

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 李 (yue) (lei⁵)

  Mandarin: 李 (zh) (Lǐ)

• Japanese: 李 (ja) (り, Ri)
• Korean: (South Korea) 이(李) (ko) (I), (North Korea, in South Korea after a vowel) 리(李) (ko) (Ri)
• Russian: Ли (ru) (Li)
• Vietnamese: Lý (李)
• Zhuang: Lij

Etymology 2

Transcription of 黎 (Lí)

Proper noun

Li

1. A surname from Chinese

Translations

Li: the Chinese surname (黎)

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 黎 (lai⁴)

  Mandarin: 黎 (zh) (Lí)

Etymology 3

Transcription of 理 (Lǐ)

Proper noun

Li

1. A surname from Chinese

Translations

Li: the Chinese surname (理)

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 理 (lei⁵)

  Mandarin: 理 (zh) (Lǐ)

Etymology 4

From Mandarin 禮／礼 (Lǐ).

Proper noun

Li

1. 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^[1], archived from the original on 28 September 2020‎^[2]:

     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.

Translations

county

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 禮／礼 (zh) (Lǐ)

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Li Xian”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[3], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1728, column 2

Etymology 5

Transcription of 漓 (Lí)

Proper noun

Li

1. A river in Guangxi, China
   • 1977, Yee Chiang, “Kuei-lin and Yang-shuo”, in China Revisited‎^[4], New York: W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, 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, Steven W. Mosher, Journey To The Forbidden China‎^[5], Collier Macmillan, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, 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^[6], volume II, New York: Vintage Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, 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^[7], APA Publications, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 16:

     Days 3-5: Guilin and Yangshuo.
     Marvel at the extraordinary scenery lining the banks of the serene Li River.

   • 2021 April 27, Echo Xie, “Xi Jinping laments stone quarrying as he mines green theme in Guangxi”, in South China Morning Post‎^[8], 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.

Translations

river

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 漓 (zh) (Lí)

Etymology 6

Korean Hanja: 李; Hangul: 이 & 리

Alternative forms

• Lee, Rhee, Ri, I, Yi, Rey, Rhie

Proper noun

Li

1. A surname from Korean, a variant of Lee and Rhee

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Li is the 273^rd 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-

German

Etymology

Transcription of Chinese 李 (Lǐ).

Proper noun

Li

1. a surname from Chinese
   1. Wenchao Li (born 1957), philosopher, author, and editor

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Lie

Etymology 1

From Hakka 李 (lǐ).

Proper noun

Li

1. a surname from Hakka

Etymology 2

From Hakka 呂／吕 (lǚ).

Proper noun

Li

1. 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 (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Mandarin

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Li is the 9,014^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 1,867 individuals.

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

1. a female given name from Chinese