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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
里 lǐ	里 \| 里* \| *里	li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮｜镇 and neighborhood 鄰｜邻 levels	HSK 1


禮 lǐ	禮 \| 禮* \| *禮	gift / rite / ceremony / CL: 份 / propriety / etiquette / courtesy	礼 HSK 5


理 lǐ	理 \| 理* \| *理	texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up	HSK 6


力 lì	力 \| 力* \| *力	power / force / strength / ability / strenuously	HSK 3


裡 lǐ	裡 \| 裡* \| *裡	lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏｜里	里 HSK 1


離 lí	離 \| 離* \| *離	to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing fire / ☲	离 HSK 2


里 Lǐ	里 \| 里* \| *里	Li (surname)


利 lì	利 \| 利* \| *利	sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit	HSK 6


釐 Lí	釐 \| 釐* \| *釐	Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀	厘


釐 lí	釐 \| 釐* \| *釐	one hundredth / centi-	厘


梨 lí	梨 \| 梨* \| *梨	pear / CL: 個｜个	HSK 5


禮 Lǐ	禮 \| 禮* \| *禮	surname Li / abbr. for 禮記｜礼记, Classic of Rites	礼


李 Lǐ	李 \| 李* \| *李	surname Li


李 lǐ	李 \| 李* \| *李	plum


北史 Běishǐ	北史 \| 北史* \| *北史	History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽｜李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls


蔾 lí	蔾 \| 蔾* \| *蔾	chenopodiaceae


李寶嘉 Lǐ Bǎojiā	李寶嘉 \| 李寶嘉* \| *李寶嘉	Li Boyuan 李伯元 or Li Baojia (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記｜官场现形记	李宝嘉


李亞鵬 Lǐ Yàpéng	李亞鵬 \| 李亞鵬* \| *李亞鵬	Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor	李亚鹏


驪山 Líshān	驪山 \| 驪山* \| *驪山	Mt Li near Xi'an with the tomb of the First Emperor	骊山


李冰 Lǐ Bīng	李冰 \| 李冰* \| *李冰	Li Bing (c. 3rd century BC) hydraulic engineer who designed the Dujiangyan 都江堰 irrigation system in Sichuan


立 lì	立 \| 立* \| *立	to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately	HSK 5


吏 lì	吏 \| 吏* \| *吏	minor government official or functionary (old)


唐太宗 Táng Tàizōng	唐太宗 \| 唐太宗* \| *唐太宗	Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民 (599-649), reigned 626-649


李四 Lǐ Sì	李四 \| 李四* \| *李四	Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三｜张三, 李四, 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry


李嘉誠 Lǐ Jiāchéng	李嘉誠 \| 李嘉誠* \| *李嘉誠	Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman	李嘉诚


詩仙 shīxiān	詩仙 \| 詩仙* \| *詩仙	"immortal of poetry", epithet of Li Bai 李白	诗仙


李世民 Lǐ Shìmín	李世民 \| 李世民* \| *李世民	Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗 (599-649), reigned 626-649


李白 Lǐ Bái	李白 \| 李白* \| *李白	Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet


市厘 shìlí	市厘 \| 市厘* \| *市厘	li (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ millimeter)


市里 shìlǐ	市里 \| 市里* \| *市里	li (Chinese unit of length equal to 500 meters)


李雪健 Lǐ Xuějiàn	李雪健 \| 李雪健* \| *李雪健	Li Xuejian (1954-), Chinese actor


保亭 Bǎotíng	保亭 \| 保亭* \| *保亭	Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan


利 Lì	利 \| 利* \| *利	surname Li


唐高宗 Táng Gāozōng	唐高宗 \| 唐高宗* \| *唐高宗	Emperor Gaozong of Tang, reign name of third Tang emperor Li Zhi 李治 (628-683), reigned 649-683


唐高祖 Táng Gāozǔ	唐高祖 \| 唐高祖* \| *唐高祖	Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵｜李渊 (566-635), reigned 618-626


張三李四 Zhāng Sān Lǐ Sì	張三李四 \| 張三李四* \| *張三李四	lit. Zhang Three and Li Four (idiom) / (fig.) any Tom, Dick or Harry	张三李四


李冰冰 Lǐ Bīngbīng	李冰冰 \| 李冰冰* \| *李冰冰	Li Bingbing (1973-), PRC film actress and pop star


李廣 Lǐ Guǎng	李廣 \| 李廣* \| *李廣	Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍｜飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴	李广


苙 lì	苙 \| 苙* \| *苙	(herb) / pigsty


鋰 lǐ	鋰 \| 鋰* \| *鋰	lithium (chemistry)	锂


李煜 Lǐ Yù	李煜 \| 李煜* \| *李煜	Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李後主｜李后主, a renowned poet


李娃傳 Lǐ Wá Zhuàn	李娃傳 \| 李娃傳* \| *李娃傳	Tale of Courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡｜白行简 along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot	李娃传


不遠千里 bùyuǎnqiānlǐ	不遠千里 \| 不遠千里* \| *不遠千里	make light of traveling a thousand li / go to the trouble of traveling a long distance	不远千里


力 Lì	力 \| 力* \| *力	surname Li


李四光 Lǐ Sìguāng	李四光 \| 李四光* \| *李四光	Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese-trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration


唐武宗 Táng Wǔzōng	唐武宗 \| 唐武宗* \| *唐武宗	Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814-846), reign name of sixteenth Tang emperor Li Chan 李瀍, reigned 840-846


裏 lǐ	裏 \| 裏* \| *裏	variant of 裡｜里	里 HSK 1


悝 lǐ	悝 \| 悝* \| *悝	worried / afflicted


李俊 Lǐ Jùn	李俊 \| 李俊* \| *李俊	Li Jun, fictional character from 水滸傳｜水浒传


保亭縣 Bǎotíngxiàn	保亭縣 \| 保亭縣* \| *保亭縣	Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan	保亭县


李後主 Lǐ Hòuzhǔ	李後主 \| 李後主* \| *李後主	Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet / given name Li Yu 李煜	李后主


李商隱 Lǐ Shāngyǐn	李商隱 \| 李商隱* \| *李商隱	Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet	李商隐


李富春 Lǐ Fùchūn	李富春 \| 李富春* \| *李富春	Li Fuchun (1900–1975), Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician, served as Vice Premier of the PRC


粒 lì	粒 \| 粒* \| *粒	grain; granule; pellet; particle / classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) / (Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc)	HSK 7-9


李彥宏 Lǐ Yànhóng	李彥宏 \| 李彥宏* \| *李彥宏	Robin Li (1968–), founder and CEO of Baidu 百度, a PRC Internet company	李彦宏


李斯 Lǐ Sī	李斯 \| 李斯* \| *李斯	Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 to 208 BC


李清照 Lǐ Qīngzhào	李清照 \| 李清照* \| *李清照	Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet


李連杰 Lǐ Liánjié	李連杰 \| 李連杰* \| *李連杰	Jet Li (1963–), Chinese martial artist, actor and film director	李连杰


蔡李佛 càilǐfó	蔡李佛 \| 蔡李佛* \| *蔡李佛	Choy Li Fut (Chinese martial art)


闖王 Chuǎng Wáng	闖王 \| 闖王* \| *闖王	Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645)	闯王


俐 lì	俐 \| 俐* \| *俐	used in 伶俐


李自成 Lǐ Zìchéng	李自成 \| 李自成* \| *李自成	Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty


黎族 Lízú	黎族 \| 黎族* \| *黎族	Li ethnic group


厲 Lì	厲 \| 厲* \| *厲	surname Li	厉


厲 lì	厲 \| 厲* \| *厲	strict / severe	厉


李振藩 Lǐ Zhènfān	李振藩 \| 李振藩* \| *李振藩	Li Zhenfan (1940-1973), real name of the actor Bruce Lee 李小龍｜李小龙


李逵 Lǐ Kuí	李逵 \| 李逵* \| *李逵	Li Kui, character in the novel Water Margin 水滸全傳｜水浒全传


氏 shì	氏 \| 氏* \| *氏	(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 "the Wang clan") / (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 "Mrs. Li, née Wang") / (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures


舍 shè	舍 \| 舍* \| *舍	(bound form) residence; house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself, as in 舍妹) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里


萬里 Wàn Lǐ	萬里 \| 萬里* \| *萬里	Wan Li (1916-2015), PRC politician	万里


萬里 wànlǐ	萬里 \| 萬里* \| *萬里	far away / thousands of miles; 10,000 li	万里


鬲 lì	鬲 \| 鬲* \| *鬲	ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs


李寧 Lǐ Níng	李寧 \| 李寧* \| *李寧	Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games	李宁


澧縣 Lǐ Xiàn	澧縣 \| 澧縣* \| *澧縣	Li County or Lixian, a county in Changde City 常德市, Hunan	澧县


玄武門之變 Xuánwǔménzhībiàn	玄武門之變 \| 玄武門之變* \| *玄武門之變	Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗	玄武门之变


鞏俐 Gǒng Lì	鞏俐 \| 鞏俐* \| *鞏俐	Gong Li (1965–), Chinese actress	巩俐


儷 lì	儷 \| 儷* \| *儷	husband and wife	俪


唐代宗 Táng Dàizōng	唐代宗 \| 唐代宗* \| *唐代宗	Emperor Taizong of Tang (727-779), reign name of ninth Tang emperor Li Yu 李豫, reigned 762-779


唐德宗 Táng Dézōng	唐德宗 \| 唐德宗* \| *唐德宗	Emperor Dezong of Tang (742-805), reign name of tenth Tang emperor Li Kuo 李适, reigned 779-805


李公樸 Lǐ Gōngpǔ	李公樸 \| 李公樸* \| *李公樸	Li Gongpu (-1946), communist killed by Guomindang in Kunming in 1946	李公朴


理塘縣 Lǐtángxiàn	理塘縣 \| 理塘縣* \| *理塘縣	Litang county (Tibetan: li thang rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)	理塘县


哀 Āi	哀 \| 哀* \| *哀	Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God, also known as Li 釐｜厘


唐肅宗 Táng Sùzōng	唐肅宗 \| 唐肅宗* \| *唐肅宗	Emperor Suzong of Tang (711-762), reign name of eighth Tang emperor Li Heng 李亨, reigned 756-762	唐肃宗


太平廣記 Tàipíng Guǎngjì	太平廣記 \| 太平廣記* \| *太平廣記	Extensive records of the Taiping era (978), fictional history edited by Li Fang 李昉	太平广记


悷 lì	悷 \| 悷* \| *悷	sorrowful


本草綱目 Běncǎo Gāngmù	本草綱目 \| 本草綱目* \| *本草綱目	Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍｜李时珍	本草纲目


李伯元 Lǐ Bóyuán	李伯元 \| 李伯元* \| *李伯元	Li Boyuan or Li Baojia 李寶嘉｜李宝嘉 (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記｜官场现形记


李元昊 Lǐ Yuánhào	李元昊 \| 李元昊* \| *李元昊	Li Yuanhao (1003-1048), founding king of Xixia 西夏 around modern Ningxia 寧夏｜宁夏


李曄 Lǐ Yè	李曄 \| 李曄* \| *李曄	Li Ye, personal name of twentieth Tang emperor Zhaozong 昭宗 (867-904), reigned 888-904	李晔


李豫 Lǐ Yù	李豫 \| 李豫* \| *李豫	Li Yu, personal name of ninth Tang emperor Taizong 代宗 (727-779), reigned 762-779


樆 lí	樆 \| 樆* \| *樆	rowan or mountain ash (genus Sorbus)


蠡縣 Lǐ Xiàn	蠡縣 \| 蠡縣* \| *蠡縣	Li County or Lixian, a county in Baoding City 保定市, Hebei	蠡县


詈 lì	詈 \| 詈* \| *詈	to curse / to scold


轢 lì	轢 \| 轢* \| *轢	to bully / wheel-rut	轹


千里 qiānlǐ	千里 \| 千里* \| *千里	a thousand miles / a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) / a long distance


肉蒲團 Ròu Pútuán	肉蒲團 \| 肉蒲團* \| *肉蒲團	The Carnal Prayer Mat, Chinese erotic novel from 17th century, usually attributed to Li Yu 李漁｜李渔	肉蒲团


蘺 lí	蘺 \| 蘺* \| *蘺	red algae / Gracilaria, several species, some edible / Japanese ogonori / arch. used for vanilla-like herb	蓠


唐睿宗 Táng Ruìzōng	唐睿宗 \| 唐睿宗* \| *唐睿宗	Emperor Ruizong of Tang, reign name of sixth Tang emperor Li Dan 李旦 (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712


李淵 Lǐ Yuān	李淵 \| 李淵* \| *李淵	Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖 (566-635), reigned 618-626	李渊


李林甫 Lǐ Línfǔ	李林甫 \| 李林甫* \| *李林甫	Li Linfu (-752), Tang politician, chancellor under Tang emperor Xuanzong 玄宗

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