利
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sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #58 U+5229
How 利 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Harvesting 刂 grain 禾
How to remember it
profit · Heisig RSH #771
wild rice + saber
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 利 as their sound component
These characters all use 利 (lì) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 利 sound component | lì | gains, advantage, profit, merit |
| 梨 | lí | pear; opera |
| 莉 | lì | jasmine |
| 俐 | lì | smooth; active; clever, sharp |
| 痢 | lì | dysentery |
| 唎 | lì | final particle; and? ok? |
| 脷 | lì | beef tongue |
| 猁 | lì | a kind of monkey |
| 蜊 | lí | clam |
Words containing 利
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不利 | bù lì | unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental |
| 大利拉 | Dà lì lā | (Protestantism) Delilah |
| 水利家 | shuǐ lì jiā | water manager; hydraulic engineer |
| 水利 | shuǐ lì | water conservancy; irrigation works |
| 利市 | lì shì | business profit; auspicious; lucky; small sum of money offered on festive days |
| 地利 | dì lì | favorable location; in the right place; productivity of land |
| 无利 | wú lì | no profit; not profitable; a hindrance; (to lend money) at no interest |
| 利马 | Lì mǎ | Lima, capital of Peru |
| 马利 | Mǎ lì | Mali (Tw) |
| 平利县 | Píng lì Xiàn | Pingli, a county in Ankang City 安康市[An1 kang1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 有利 | yǒu lì | advantageous; favorable |
| 法拉利 | Fǎ lā lì | Ferrari, Italian luxury sports car manufacturer |
| 安利 | Ān lì | Amway (brand) |
| 安利 | ān lì | to recommend (a product etc); to promote |
| 利手 | lì shǒu | dominant hand; handedness |
| 意大利人 | Yì dà lì rén | Italian person |
| 义大利面 | yì dà lì miàn | (Tw) spaghetti; pasta |
| 高利 | gāo lì | high interest rate; usurious |
| 利通区 | Lì tōng Qū | Litong, a district of Wuzhong City 吳忠市|吴忠市[Wu2 zhong1 Shi4], Ningxia |
| 义大利 | Yì dà lì | (Tw) Italy |