Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

(surname); black; abbreviation for Lebanon

Chinese: 黑色、黑暗。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “li” becomes a different word in each tone. 黎 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 黎明lí míngdawn; daybreak
  • 黎民lí mínthe common people; the great unwashed
  • 巴黎绿bā lí lǜParis green; copper(II) acetoarsenite Cu(C2H3O2)2·3Cu(AsO2)2
  • 黎明时分lí míng shí fēndaybreak; at the crack of dawn
  • 黎庶lí shùpopulace; masses; the people

Example Sentence

黎明的时候,公鸡开始打鸣。Lí míng de shí hou, gōng jī kāi shǐ dǎ míng.At dawn, the rooster begins to crow.

黎明Lí míngdawndeof时候shí houtime公鸡gōng jīcock开始kāi shǐto begin(loanword) dozenmíngto cry (of birds, animals