Dong Chinese dictionary

lì, lí

beautiful

Simplified form of 麗. Pictograph of a deer (鹿) with two beautiful antlers. The traditional component 鹿 was removed for simplification.

Components

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts two beautiful antlers on the head of a deer.

鹿 Deleted component

lù

deer

The traditional component 鹿 was removed for simplification.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

lì

beautiful, magnificent, elegant; beautiful

Lí

Korea

Most common words with 丽

Component uses

Sound component in 7 characters (0 verified)

Sources