俐

lì
#3,557 most
frequent character
used in 伶俐[ling2li4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

俐 has 亻 person as its meaning part and 利 lì, which has the same sound, as its sound part. It first described someone agile or nimble. From moving quickly it grew to mean clever, quick in mind.

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Homophones

HSK 5
粒lì
grain, granule
立lì
stand, erect, stand, found, set up
力lì
ability, capability (influence)
利lì
sharp, favourable, advantage
厉lì
strict, severe
励lì
to encourage, to urge

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