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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Lih

  • 立to stand; to establish
  • 利benefit; profit
  • 麗beautiful; lovely
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
L
Character options
4
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters立利麗力
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Lih in their name

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Lih is an older spelling of Mandarin lì that can stand for 立 ('to stand') or 麗 ('beautiful'), depending on the characters the family chose.

Possible characters for Lih

  • 立

    to stand; to establish

    Mandarin lì (Gwoyeu Romatzyh lih)

    attested

  • 利

    benefit; profit

    Mandarin lì (Gwoyeu Romatzyh lih)

  • 麗

    beautiful; lovely

    Mandarin lì (Gwoyeu Romatzyh lih)

  • 力

    strength; power

    Mandarin lì (Gwoyeu Romatzyh lih)

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 Lih

Lih is the older Gwoyeu Romatzyh spelling of Mandarin lì in the fourth tone. It can stand for characters such as 立 (to stand; to establish), 利 (benefit), 麗 (beautiful) and 力 (strength). The character 立 is recorded for Malaysian names with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose, and the syllable is usually combined with others in a full name.

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Lih

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 立 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 利 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 麗 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 力 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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