Meaning
(a surname); plum
Chinese: 李树、李子；也作姓氏。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “li” becomes a different word in each tone. 李 is the 3rd 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
- 行李xíng liluggage
- 行李箱xíng li xiāngsuitcase; baggage compartment; overhead bin; (car) trunk
- 李子lǐ ziplum
- 行李员xíng li yuánporter; bellboy
- 行李房xíng li fángluggage office
Example Sentence
李老师是我们的中文老师。Lǐ lǎo shī shì wǒ men de Zhōng wén lǎo shī.Teacher Li is our Chinese teacher.
李Lǐplum老师lǎo shīteacher是shìis我们wǒ menwe的deof中文Zhōng wénChinese language老师lǎo shīteacher。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
木 (tree) over 子 (fruit/child): a plum tree and its fruit. It is also one of the most common Chinese surnames (姓李)’ (李子, 行李, 桃李).
A way to remember it
A plum (李子); and a top surname (李).