莉 (lì): used in 茉莉[mo4 li4]
莉 (lì) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 茉莉[mo4 li4].” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 利 (phonetic). It ranks #3108 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 莉 flower. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 草 (cǎo, grass), 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea).
Definitions
- used in 茉莉[mo4 li4]
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 茉莉 | mò lì | jasmine |
| 朱莉娅 | zhū lì yà | Julia (name) |
| 萨莉 | sà lì | Sally (name) |
| 奥黛莉 | ào dài lì | Audrey |
| 娜塔莉 | nà tǎ lì | Natalie (name) |
| 茉莉花 | mò li huā | jasmine |
| 爱莉丝 | ài lì sī | Iris (name) |
| 克莉奥佩特拉 | kè lì ào pèi tè lā | Cleopatra (c. 70–30 BC), queen of Egypt |
| 伊莉莎白 | yī lì shā bái | Elizabeth |
| 哈莉·贝瑞 | hā lì · bèi ruì | Halle Berry (1966-), US actress |
| 茉莉花茶 | mò li huā chá | jasmine tea |
| 巴宝莉 | bā bǎo lì | Burberry (brand) |
| 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 |
| 伊莉萨白 | yī lì sà bái | Elizabeth (name) |
| 康多莉扎·赖斯 | kāng duō lì zhā · lài sī | Condoleezza Rice (1954-), US Secretary of State 2005-2009 |
莉 appears in 25 compound words: 0 as the first character, 28 as the last, and 72 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 莉 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
莉字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
lì zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
Although the character "莉" is difficult to write, its meaning is quite interesting.
奥莉花米尔斯NCAA锦标赛再录三双 成史上第...
ào lì huā mǐ ěr sī N C A A jǐn biāo sài zài lù sān shuāng chéng shǐ shàng dì . . .
Alyssa Mills records another triple-double in the NCAA Tournament, becoming the first in history...
被控假乔事诈420万 薛楷莉呛:前男友爱说谎“锁定单亲妈”
bèi kòng jiǎ qiáo shì zhà 4 2 0 wàn 薛 jiē lì qiàng : qián nán yǒu ài shuō huǎng suǒ dìng dān qīn mā
Accused of defrauding 4.2 million by impersonating someone else, Xue Kaili retorts: "My ex-boyfriend is a liar who targets single mothers"
台网红爱莉莎莎置产又遇战火 杜拜买楼中东即开战 网...
tái wǎng hóng ài lì 莎 莎 zhì chǎn yòu yù zhàn huǒ dù bài mǎi lóu zhōng dōng jí kāi zhàn wǎng . . .
Taiwan Internet celebrity Alisa Sha Real Estate encountered war again, and the Middle East started a war when buying a house in Dubai.
...小姐》姜诺拉学无害千金穿搭 半统袜搭配玛莉珍鞋是关键
. . . xiǎo jiě jiāng nuò lā xué wú hài qiān jīn chuān dā bàn tǒng wà dā pèi 玛 lì zhēn xié shì guān jiàn
... "Miss" Jiang Nora learns to wear harmless daughter clothes Semi-unified socks with Mary Jane shoes are the key
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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