丽

麗
lì
#832 most
frequent character
beautiful

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

丽 first showed two people with their heads made prominent, so it meant a married couple or pair. The sense 'magnificent' was borrowed only for its sound. Read lí, it means Korea, also a sound borrowing.

Drawn as: two people, heads emphasized

丽 as a component in other characters

sound7 characters
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Same Characters, Different Readings

丽Li2
Korea

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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