黎
numerous, common people
At a glance · 黎
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 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
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
黎字小篆从黍利声，为形声字；本义为众多、黑，亦指黎民（百姓）。甲骨文未见。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
黎本义为众多、黑，亦指黎民（众民）。
Structure
形声字，左部『黍』为意符，右部『利』为声符。
At a glance
Pinyinlí
Radical黍
Strokes15
UnicodeU+9ECE
Character type形声
Theme人伦
Six languages, one character
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English
numerous, common people
Li is a phonetic-semantic character meaning numerous and black, also the common people.
Français
nombreux, peuple
Li est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant nombreux et noir, aussi le peuple.
Español
numeroso, pueblo
Li es un carácter fonosemántico que significa numeroso y negro, también el pueblo.
العربية
كثير، عامة الناس
لي حرف صوتي دلالي يعني الكثير والسواد، وكذا عامة الناس.
Русский
многочисленный, народ
Ли — фоносемантический знак, означающий многочисленный и чёрный, также простой народ.
Common words
- 黎明lí míngdawn
- 黎民lí míncommon people