Li meaning

lē

Li is defined as a unit of measurement in China that is equal to about a third of a mile, or about 547 yards or 500 meters.

An example of a li is just a bit less than the distance around a high school track.

noun

A traditional Chinese measure of distance, today standardized at 500 meters (1,640 feet).

noun

Long Island.

abbreviation

A Chinese unit of linear measure, equal to about one third of a mile (.52 kilometer)

noun

Lithium.

symbol

Long Island.

abbreviation

A traditional Chinese unit of distance, now standardized to 500 metres.

noun

A traditional Chinese unit of weight, equal to one-thousandth of a liang, or fifty milligrams.

noun

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

noun

An ancient Chinese cauldron having three hollow legs.

noun

The ccTLD for Liechtenstein as assigned by the IANA.

abbreviation

Mandarin lǐ from Middle Chinese li´

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Liechtenstein, li.

From Wiktionary
From Mandarin é‡Œ (lÇ).

From Wiktionary

Li Sentence Examples