莉

lì
#1,875 most
frequent character
used in 茉莉[mo4li4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

莉 joins 艹, plants or vegetation, with 利 lì as its sound part. It first named a type of plant. That grew to mean jasmine.

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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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