Li Definition

lē
noun
A Chinese unit of linear measure, equal to about one third of a mile (.52 kilometer)
Webster's New World

(Chinese philosophy) A meaningful ceremony or ritual; etiquette, behaviour.

Wiktionary

An ancient Chinese cauldron having three hollow legs.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
abbreviation
Long Island.
Webster's New World

The ccTLD for Liechtenstein as assigned by the IANA.

Wiktionary
symbol
Lithium.
Webster's New World

Origin of Li

  • Mandarin lǐ from Middle Chinese li´

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Mandarin 里 (lǐ).

    From Wiktionary

Li Sentence Examples

  • Eurasian nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes - 2, A Li Shan.

  • There we are told that Fanni, a scion of the southern Liang dynasty of the Tu-bat family (which flourished from 397 to 415 at Lian-chow in Kansuh), who had submitted to the northern Liang dynasty, fled in 433 with all his people from his governorship of Lin-sung (in Kan-chow) westwards across the Yellow river, and founded beyond Tsih-shih (" heapy stones ") a state amidst the Kiang tribes, with-a territory extending over a thousand li.

  • The provinces of Schleswig-Holstein, Pomerania, Hanover Li stock (especially the marsh-lands near the sea) and the grand- ye duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin are particularly remarkable in this respect.

  • As grand-duke of Tuscany Leopold had won the reputation lI.

  • During the period 1874-1894, when Li Hung-Chang was viceroy of Chih-li and ex officio superintendent of trade, he made Tientsin his headquarters and the centre of his experiments in military and naval education.

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