Li

See also: Appendix:Variations of "li"

Translingual

Symbol

Li

1. (chemistry) lithium.

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English

Alternative forms

• (Chinese name): Lee, Lǐ
• (Korean name): Lee, Rhee, Ri, I, Yi, Rey, Rhie

Proper noun

Li

1. A surname​ of Chinese origin, a transcription of 李 (Lǐ)
2. A surname​ of Chinese origin, a transcription of other less common names such as 黎 (Lí) and 理 (Lǐ)
3. A surname​ of Korean origin, a variant of Lee and Rhee (Hanja: 李; Hangul: 이 & 리)
4. A county of Gansu, China

Translations

Li: the Chinese surname

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 李 (lei⁵), 黎 (lai⁴), 理 (lei⁵)

  Mandarin: 李 (zh) (Lǐ), 黎 (zh) (Lí), 理 (zh) (Lǐ)

• Japanese: 李 (ja) (り, Ri)

• Korean: (South Korea) 이 (ko) (I) (李 (ko)), (North Korea, in South Korea after a vowel) 리 (ko) (Ri) (李 (ko))
• Russian: Ли (ru) (Li)
• Vietnamese: Lý (李)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Li is the 273^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 111,786 individuals. Li is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.8%) individuals.

Anagrams

• I'l, IL, il-

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Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Ly

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [li˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɪj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɪj˧˧]
• Homophone: li

Proper noun

Li

1. A female given name from Chinese