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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
裡 lǐ	裡 \| 裡* \| *裡	lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏｜里	里 HSK 1


里 lǐ	里 \| 里* \| *里	li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮｜镇 and neighborhood 鄰｜邻 levels	HSK 1


裏 lǐ	裏 \| 裏* \| *裏	variant of 裡｜里	里 HSK 1


離 lí	離 \| 離* \| *離	to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing fire / ☲	离 HSK 2


力 lì	力 \| 力* \| *力	power / force / strength / ability / strenuously	HSK 3


立 lì	立 \| 立* \| *立	to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately	HSK 5


梨 lí	梨 \| 梨* \| *梨	pear / CL: 個｜个	HSK 5


禮 lǐ	禮 \| 禮* \| *禮	gift / rite / ceremony / CL: 份 / propriety / etiquette / courtesy	礼 HSK 5


利 lì	利 \| 利* \| *利	sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit	HSK 6


理 lǐ	理 \| 理* \| *理	texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up	HSK 6


粒 lì	粒 \| 粒* \| *粒	grain; granule; pellet; particle / classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) / (Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc)	HSK 7-9


立 Lì	立 \| 立* \| *立	surname Li


嚟 lì	嚟 \| 嚟* \| *嚟	used in transliteration


麗 Lí	麗 \| 麗* \| *麗	Korea	丽


麗 lì	麗 \| 麗* \| *麗	beautiful	丽


李 Lǐ	李 \| 李* \| *李	surname Li


李 lǐ	李 \| 李* \| *李	plum


李世民 Lǐ Shìmín	李世民 \| 李世民* \| *李世民	Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗 (599-649), reigned 626-649


梩 lí	梩 \| 梩* \| *梩	basket for removing earth / spade


犁 lí	犁 \| 犁* \| *犁	plow


利 Lì	利 \| 利* \| *利	surname Li


莉 lì	莉 \| 莉* \| *莉	used in 茉莉 / used in the transliteration of female names


鋰 lǐ	鋰 \| 鋰* \| *鋰	lithium (chemistry)	锂


鬲 lì	鬲 \| 鬲* \| *鬲	ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs


謫仙 zhéxiān	謫仙 \| 謫仙* \| *謫仙	a genius (literally, an immortal who has been banished from heaven to live on earth), an epithet for exceptional individuals such as the Tang poet Li Bai 李白 / (fig.) banished official	谪仙


離 Lí	離 \| 離* \| *離	surname Li	离


萬里 Wàn Lǐ	萬里 \| 萬里* \| *萬里	Wan Li (1916-2015), PRC politician	万里


萬里 wànlǐ	萬里 \| 萬里* \| *萬里	far away / thousands of miles; 10,000 li	万里


舍 shè	舍 \| 舍* \| *舍	(bound form) residence; house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里


禮 Lǐ	禮 \| 禮* \| *禮	surname Li / abbr. for 禮記｜礼记, Classic of Rites	礼


里 Lǐ	里 \| 里* \| *里	Li (surname)


俐 lì	俐 \| 俐* \| *俐	used in 伶俐


哩 lǐ	哩 \| 哩* \| *哩	mile


哩 li	哩 \| 哩* \| *哩	(modal final particle similar to 呢 or 啦)


壢 lì	壢 \| 壢* \| *壢	hole, pit	坜


歷 lì	歷 \| 歷* \| *歷	to experience / to undergo / to pass through / all / each / every / history	历


猁 lì	猁 \| 猁* \| *猁	used in 猞猁


璃 lí	璃 \| 璃* \| *璃	colored glaze / glass


凓 lì	凓 \| 凓* \| *凓	cold / frigid


黎 Lí	黎 \| 黎* \| *黎	Li ethnic group of Hainan Province / surname Li / abbr. for Lebanon 黎巴嫩


黎 lí	黎 \| 黎* \| *黎	(literary) black / dark / many / multitude


籬 lí	籬 \| 籬* \| *籬	a fence	篱


厲 Lì	厲 \| 厲* \| *厲	surname Li	厉


厲 lì	厲 \| 厲* \| *厲	strict / severe	厉


罹 lí	罹 \| 罹* \| *罹	happen to / sorrow / suffer from


哀 Āi	哀 \| 哀* \| *哀	Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God, also known as Li 釐｜厘


曆 lì	曆 \| 曆* \| *曆	calendar	历


唐太宗 Táng Tàizōng	唐太宗 \| 唐太宗* \| *唐太宗	Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民 (599-649), reigned 626-649


喱 lí	喱 \| 喱* \| *喱	grain (unit of weight, approx. 0.065 grams) / Taiwan pr. [li3]


李商隱 Lǐ Shāngyǐn	李商隱 \| 李商隱* \| *李商隱	Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet	李商隐


瀝 lì	瀝 \| 瀝* \| *瀝	to drip / to strain or filter / a trickle	沥


儷 lì	儷 \| 儷* \| *儷	husband and wife	俪


勵 Lì	勵 \| 勵* \| *勵	surname Li	励


勵 lì	勵 \| 勵* \| *勵	to encourage / to urge	励


釐 Lí	釐 \| 釐* \| *釐	Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀	厘


釐 lí	釐 \| 釐* \| *釐	one hundredth / centi-	厘


鯉 lǐ	鯉 \| 鯉* \| *鯉	carp	鲤


瓊中 Qióngzhōng	瓊中 \| 瓊中* \| *瓊中	Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan	琼中


隸 lì	隸 \| 隸* \| *隸	(bound form) a person in servitude; low-ranking subordinate / (bound form) to be subordinate to / (bound form) clerical script (the style of characters intermediate between ancient seal and modern regular characters)	隶


笠 lì	笠 \| 笠* \| *笠	bamboo rain hat


千里 qiānlǐ	千里 \| 千里* \| *千里	a thousand miles / a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) / a long distance


例 lì	例 \| 例* \| *例	example / precedent / rule / case / instance


狸 lí	狸 \| 狸* \| *狸	raccoon dog / fox-like animal


唎 lì	唎 \| 唎* \| *唎	(final particle) / sound / noise


細雨 xìyǔ	細雨 \| 細雨* \| *細雨	fine rain / drizzle / poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱｜李商隐	细雨


戾 lì	戾 \| 戾* \| *戾	to bend / to violate / to go against / ruthless and tyrannical


櫟 lì	櫟 \| 櫟* \| *櫟	oak / Quercus serrata	栎


浬 lǐ	浬 \| 浬* \| *浬	nautical mile


慄 lì	慄 \| 慄* \| *慄	(literary) cold; chilly / (bound form) to tremble with fear	栗


本草綱目 Běncǎo Gāngmù	本草綱目 \| 本草綱目* \| *本草綱目	Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍｜李时珍	本草纲目


蠡 lí	蠡 \| 蠡* \| *蠡	calabash


蠡 lǐ	蠡 \| 蠡* \| *蠡	wood-boring insect


蒞 lì	蒞 \| 蒞* \| *蒞	to attend (an official function) / to be present / to administer / to approach (esp. as administrator)	莅


藜 lí	藜 \| 藜* \| *藜	name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc) / Chenopodium album


華里 huálǐ	華里 \| 華里* \| *華里	li (Chinese unit of distance)	华里


荔 lì	荔 \| 荔* \| *荔	litchi


唐高祖 Táng Gāozǔ	唐高祖 \| 唐高祖* \| *唐高祖	Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵｜李渊 (566-635), reigned 618-626


秦始皇陵 Qín Shǐhuánglíng	秦始皇陵 \| 秦始皇陵* \| *秦始皇陵	the tomb of the first emperor at Mt Li 驪山｜骊山 near Xi'an (awaits excavation)


闖王 Chuǎng Wáng	闖王 \| 闖王* \| *闖王	Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645)	闯王


灕 Lí	灕 \| 灕* \| *灕	name of a river	漓


灕 lí	灕 \| 灕* \| *灕	to seep through	漓


飛將軍 Fēijiāngjūn	飛將軍 \| 飛將軍* \| *飛將軍	nickname of Han dynasty general Li Guang 李廣｜李广	飞将军


理縣 Lǐ Xiàn	理縣 \| 理縣* \| *理縣	Li County (Tibetan: li rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州｜阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan	理县


李後主 Lǐ Hòuzhǔ	李後主 \| 李後主* \| *李後主	Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet / given name Li Yu 李煜	李后主


禮縣 Lǐxiàn	禮縣 \| 禮縣* \| *禮縣	Li county in Longnan 隴南｜陇南, Gansu	礼县


李宗仁 Lǐ Zōngrén	李宗仁 \| 李宗仁* \| *李宗仁	Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction


蠡縣 Lǐxiàn	蠡縣 \| 蠡縣* \| *蠡縣	Li county in Baoding 保定, Hebei	蠡县


詩仙 shīxiān	詩仙 \| 詩仙* \| *詩仙	"immortal of poetry", epithet of Li Bai 李白	诗仙


李逵 Lǐ Kuí	李逵 \| 李逵* \| *李逵	Li Kui, character in the novel Water Margin 水滸全傳｜水浒全传


礪 lì	礪 \| 礪* \| *礪	grind / sandstone	砺


北齊書 Běi Qíshū	北齊書 \| 北齊書* \| *北齊書	History of Qi of the Northern Dynasties, eleventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Baiyao 李百藥｜李百药 in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls	北齐书


驪山 Líshān	驪山 \| 驪山* \| *驪山	Mt Li near Xi'an with the tomb of the First Emperor	骊山


脷 lì	脷 \| 脷* \| *脷	(cattle) tongue (Cantonese)


驪 lí	驪 \| 驪* \| *驪	black horse / jet steed / good horse / legendary black dragon	骊


栗 Lì	栗 \| 栗* \| *栗	surname Li


栗 lì	栗 \| 栗* \| *栗	chestnut


李昉 Lǐ Fǎng	李昉 \| 李昉* \| *李昉	Li Fang (925-996), scholar between Tang and Song dynasties, author of fictional history


北史 Běishǐ	北史 \| 北史* \| *北史	History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽｜李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls


厘 lí	厘 \| 厘* \| *厘	variant of 釐｜厘


澧 Lǐ	澧 \| 澧* \| *澧	Lishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖 / surname Li

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