Chinese name syllable
Syllable Li
- 俪married couple; companion
- 丽beautiful, lovely
- 麗beautiful, lovely
- Letters
- 2
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- L
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 6
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters俪丽麗理历莉
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Li in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Li is a Mandarin pinyin syllable in Chinese names whose meaning depends on the characters, such as 丽/麗 (beautiful), 理 (reason) and 莉 (jasmine).
Possible characters for Li
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 俪
married couple; companion
Mandarin lì
attested
- 丽
beautiful, lovely
Mandarin lì
attested
- 麗
beautiful, lovely
Mandarin lì
attested
- 理
reason, logic; to put in order
Mandarin lǐ
attested
- 历
experience; history; calendar
Mandarin lì
attested
- 莉
white jasmine; used in female names
Mandarin lì
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Li
Li is a syllable used in Malaysian Chinese names. The spelling is Mandarin pinyin for many characters, including 丽/麗 (lì), 俪 (lì), 理 (lǐ), 历 (lì) and 莉 (lì). The characters 俪, 丽, 麗, 理 and 历 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, and their meanings differ. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Romanization | Mandarin (pinyin) |
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Li in the JPN ‘Cina’ tables
- Peak era
- 1970s
- Share (girl)
- 8%
- JPN entries
- 1
- Girl 1970s · 8%
Entries containing this syllable: Li Li 1970s ♀ 800
Share of each decade’s top-10 total for that sex; names outside the tables have no figure. Chinese naming eras · Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)
Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Li
Sources
- Wiktionary: 儷 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 麗 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 理 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 歷 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 莉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 俪 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 丽 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 麗 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 理 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 历 · mdbg.net · meaning
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