Chinese name character
Chinese name character 莉
lì
The character 莉 (Mandarin lì) appears in 13 names and 2 syllables in this reference and is spelled Lee and Li in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “jasmine, used in female names”, “white jasmine; used in female names” and “jasmine, used in girls' names”.
- Names and syllables
- 15
- Malaysian spellings
- 2
- Strokes
- 10
- Attested in records
- 1
15 names and syllables in this reference have 莉 as one of their character options. For 1 of them, 莉 is attested in records of real names; the rest are possible characters for that spelling.
Meanings of 莉: the recorded options
jasmine, used in female names
in 12 character options · attested
white jasmine; used in female names
in 1 character options
jasmine, used in girls' names
in 1 character options
in 茉莉 (jasmine) and female names
in 1 character options
Unihan definition: white jasmine
What a name means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine; these are options, not one definite meaning.
Malaysian spellings of 莉
| Spelling | Romanization | attested in name records |
|---|---|---|
| Lee | Hokkien · Cantonese · Teochew | attested in name records |
| Li | Hokkien · Teochew · Mandarin | possible |
Readings of 莉 by dialect
Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin lì and Cantonese lei6.
13 names that can be written with 莉
2 syllables that can stand for 莉
Sources
- Wiktionary: 莉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 莉 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Unicode Unihan Database: U+8389 · unicode.org · meaning
Readings, meanings and stroke count: the character options in our name records and the Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how a name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.
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Frequently asked questions
What does 莉 mean in a name?
Our records give several meanings for 莉, including “jasmine, used in female names”, “white jasmine; used in female names”, “jasmine, used in girls' names” and “in 茉莉 (jasmine) and female names”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.
How is 莉 spelled in Malaysia?
In our records 莉 is spelled Lee (Hokkien, Cantonese, Teochew) and Li (Hokkien, Teochew, Mandarin). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.
Is every Lee written 莉?
Not necessarily. The spelling Lee can also stand for 利, 麗, 理, 李. Only the family knows which character was chosen.