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Etymology of Li

Transcription of 李 (Lǐ)

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Source etymology 1

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name

A surname from Chinese

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Transcription of 李 (Lǐ)

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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname from Chinese

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Transcription of 黎 (Lí)

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Source etymology 3

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name

A surname from Chinese

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Transcription of 理 (Lǐ)

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Source etymology 4

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name

A county of Longnan, Gansu, China.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Mandarin 禮 /礼 (Lǐ).

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  • Borrowed-form mention^禮cmn
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Source etymology 5

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name

A river in Guangxi, China.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Transcription of 漓 (Lí)

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Source etymology 6

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A county of Changde, Hunan, China.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Transcription of 澧 (Lǐ)

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Source etymology 7

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name

A surname from Korean, a variant of Lee and Rhee

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Korean 이(李) (I) and 리(李) (Ri).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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