莉

used in 茉莉[mo4 li4]; used in the transliteration of female names

10 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,197 U+8389

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

艹 (semantic, “flower”) + 利 (phonetic, lì)

components: 艹利

jasmine · Heisig RSH #3010

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 利

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 利 (lì) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
利 sound component	lì	gains, advantage, profit, merit
梨	lí	pear; opera
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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
安东尼与克莉奥佩特拉	Ān dōng ní yǔ Kè lì ào pèi tè lā	Anthony and Cleopatra, 1606 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞\|莎士比亚
克莉奥佩特拉	Kè lì ào pèi tè lā	Cleopatra (c. 70–30 BC), queen of Egypt
伊莉萨白	Yī lì sà bái	Elizabeth (name); also written 伊麗莎白\|伊丽莎白
康多莉扎·赖斯	Kāng duō lì zhā · Lài sī	Condoleezza Rice (1954-), US Secretary of State 2005-2009
巴宝莉	Bā bǎo lì	Burberry (brand)
哈莉·贝瑞	Hā lì · Bèi ruì	Halle Berry (1966-), US actress
爱莉丝	Ài lì sī	(name) Alice
茱莉雅·吉拉德	Zhū lì yǎ Jí lā dé	Julia Gillard (1961–), Australian politician, prime minister 2010–2013
荷莉·贝瑞	Hé lì · Bèi ruì	Halle Berry (1966-), US actress
伊莉莎白	Yī lì shā bái	Elizabeth; also written 伊麗莎白\|伊丽莎白
桃莉羊	Táo lì yáng	(Tw) Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell
萨莉	Sà lì	Sally (name)
娜塔莉	Nà tǎ lì	Natalie (name)
萝莉控	luó lì kòng	lolicon or rorikon (Japanese loanword); manga or anime genre depicting young girls in an e…
茉莉花茶	mò li huā chá	jasmine tea
奥黛莉	Ào dài lì	Audrey; variant of 奧黛麗\|奥黛丽[Ao4 dai4 li4]
萝莉	luó lì	a Lolita (young, cute girl)
茱莉亚	Zhū lì yà	Julia (name)
茱莉雅	Zhū lì yǎ	(name) Julia
茉莉花	mò li huā	jasmine