利

Li4
#155 most
frequent character
surname Li

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

利 shows grain 禾 and a knife 刂, so it first meant 'to harvest grain'. From harvesting came 'benefit' and 'profit'. The sense 'sharp' comes from the blades used for the harvest.

Drawn as: grain and knife

利 as a component in other characters

sound9 characters
莉梨犁俐痢蜊猁脷唎
picture1 character
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