漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
莉: jasmine
JLPT N110 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
艹 carries the meaning · 利 is drawn in
10 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
リri · on'yomi · in compounds
- 茉莉まつりArabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
- 茉莉花まつりかArabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
Also read ライ, レイ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Grass growing on top! Like a green crown upon the earth, this radical sits above kanji related to flowers, herbs, and vegetation.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
利
Also built on profit (利)
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side莉 jasmine · 艹
vs梨 pear tree · 木In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · lì
Same form: 莉 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 莉 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 莉 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin lì most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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