Etymology

li

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Today it means: The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters). Full definition →

Mandarin 里 ← Korean 리
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li · noun1

  1. Korean · derived from리
  2. Mandarin · derived from里
  3. English todayli

An early romanization of Chinese Mandarin 里 (lǐ). As a Korean unit, via the Yale romanization of Korean 리 (ri), from the Chinese distance.

li · noun2

  1. Mandarin · derived from市厘
  2. English todayli

From Mandarin 市厘 (lí).

li · noun3

  1. Mandarin · derived from禮 /礼
  2. English todayli

From Mandarin 禮 /礼 (lǐ).

li · noun4

  1. Mandarin · derived from鬲
  2. English todayli

From Mandarin 鬲 (lì).

li · noun5

Altered from la, with the vowel changed to signify a raised note.

Li · proper noun6

Transcription of 李 (Lǐ)

Li · proper noun7

Transcription of 黎 (Lí)

Li · proper noun8

Transcription of 理 (Lǐ)

Li · proper noun9

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from禮 /礼
  2. English todayLi

From Mandarin 禮 /礼 (Lǐ).

Li · proper noun10

Transcription of 漓 (Lí)

Li · proper noun11

Transcription of 澧 (Lǐ)

Li · proper noun12

  1. Korean · borrowed from이(李)
  2. English todayLi

From Korean 이(李) (I) and 리(李) (Ri).

Words from the same roots

Korean리 all →

Korean^이(李) all →

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