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Translingual
Han character
莉 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 廿竹木弓 (THDN), four-corner 44920, composition ⿱艹利)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1033, character 21
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31034
- Dae Jaweon: page 1492, character 25
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3219, character 17
- Unihan data for U+8389
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 犁
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*riːl, *ril
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| 黎
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*riːl
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| 莉
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*riːl, *r'il, *r'i
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| 黧
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*riːl
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| 鯬
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*riːl, *ril
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| 筣
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*riːl, *ri
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| 蔾
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*riːl, *ril
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| 藜
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*riːl
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| 邌
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*riːl
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| 瓈
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*riːl
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| 鵹
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*rel
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| 棃
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*ril
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| 梨
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*ril
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| 蟍
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*ril
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| 蜊
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*ril
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| 鑗
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*ril
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| 利
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*rids
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| 痢
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*rids
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| 浰
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*riːns
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *riːl, *r'il, *r'i) : semantic 艹 + phonetic 利 (OC *rids).
Pronunciation
Note:
- lē - literary;
- lī/nī - vernacular.
| Rime
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| Character
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莉
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莉
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莉
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| Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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| Initial (聲)
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澄 (11)
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澄 (11)
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來 (37)
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| Final (韻)
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脂 (17)
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之 (19)
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齊 (39)
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| Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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III
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III
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IV
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| Fanqie
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直尼切
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直之切
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郎奚切
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| Baxter
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drij
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dri
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lej
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/ɖˠiɪ/
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/ɖɨ/
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/lei/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/ɖᵚi/
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/ɖɨ/
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/lei/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/ȡiɪ/
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/ȡie/
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/lɛi/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/ɖji/
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/ɖɨ/
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/lɛj/
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Li
Rong
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/ȡji/
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/ȡiə/
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/lei/
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Wang
Li
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/ȡi/
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/ȡĭə/
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/liei/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/ȡʱi/
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/ȡʱi/
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/liei/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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chí
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chí
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lí
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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ci4
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ci4
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lai4
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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莉
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莉
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莉
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| Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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| No.
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7881
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7900
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7902
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Phonetic
component
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利
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利
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利
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Rime
group
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脂
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脂
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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1
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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黎
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墀
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治
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Old
Chinese
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/*riːl/
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/*r'il/
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/*r'i/
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Definitions
莉
- Used in 茉莉 (mòlì).
Japanese
Kanji
莉
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- white jasmine
- Asian pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
Readings
Synonyms
Korean
Hanja
莉 • (ri>i) (hangeul 리>이, revised ri>i, McCune–Reischauer ri>i, Yale li>i)
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Vietnamese
Han character
莉 (lị, lài, lý, lợi, nhài)