丽 lì — beautiful, pair · English

丽

lì

beautiful, pair

At a glance · 丽

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

丽（麗）字甲骨文象两头鹿并列之形，本义为成双、美丽；小篆承之，简化作『丽』。

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Origins & notes

丽本义为成对、美丽，引申为华丽。

Structure

丽（麗）为象形字，描摹二鹿并行为偶，表成双之美。

At a glance

Pinyinlì

Radical一

Strokes8

UnicodeU+4E3D

Character type象形

Theme其他

Six languages, one character

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English beautiful, pair Li (originally li) pictured two deer together, meaning a pair and, by extension, beautiful.

Français beau, paire Li (à l'origine li) représentait deux cerfs ensemble, signifiant une paire puis beau.

Español bello, par Li (originalmente li) representaba dos ciervos juntos, significando par y luego bello.

العربية جميل، زوج لي (لي في الأصل) كانت تصور غزالين معاً، تعني الزوج ثم الجميل.

Русский красивый, пара Ли (изначально ли) изображало двух оленей вместе — пара, отсюда красивый.

Common words

美丽měi lìbeautiful
丽水lí shuǐLishui

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