plum

surname Li

tree (木) + child (子) = plum tree

木 marks this as a tree or plant; 子 mainly contributes the lǐ sound. The plum tree is one of China's most beloved plants, and 李 is among the most common Chinese surnames.

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Words with 李

铁拐李

tiě guǎi lǐ

see 李鐵拐|李铁拐[Li3 Tie3 guai3]

伯纳斯·李

bó nà sī · lǐ

Sir Tim Berners-Lee (1955-), British computer scientist and co-creator of the World Wide Web

刺儿李

cì r lǐ

gooseberry

李世民

lǐ shì mín

Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗[Tang2 Tai4 zong1] (599-649), reigned 626-649

李亚鹏

lǐ yà péng

Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor

李亨

lǐ hēng

Li Heng, personal name of eighth Tang emperor Suzong 肅宗|肃宗[Su4 zong1] (711-762), reigned 756-762

李代数

lǐ dài shù

Lie algebra (math.)

李代桃僵

lǐ dài táo jiāng

lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree

李时珍

lǐ shí zhēn

Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目[Ben3 cao3 Gang1 mu4]

李晔

lǐ yè

Li Ye, personal name of twentieth Tang emperor Zhaozong 昭宗[Zhao1 zong1] (867-904), reigned 888-904

李会昌

lǐ huì chāng

Lee Hoi-chang (1935-), South Korean politician

李登辉

lǐ dēng huī

Lee Teng-hui (1923–2020), Taiwanese politician, president of the Republic of China 1988–2000

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