荔

lì
#3,839 most
frequent character
litchi

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

荔 joins 艹 plants with the sound 劦 xié, though the sound link is not obvious in Mandarin. It first meant the name of a plant. That plant name later became lychee.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

荔lì
variant of 荔[li4]

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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