俐
used in 伶俐[ling2 li4]
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,383 U+4FD0
How 俐 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
亻 (semantic, “person”) + 利 (phonetic, lì)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 利
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 利 (lì) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 利 sound component | lì | gains, advantage, profit, merit |
| 梨 | lí | pear; opera |
| 莉 | lì | jasmine |
| 痢 | lì | dysentery |
| 唎 | lì | final particle; and? ok? |
| 脷 | lì | beef tongue |
| 猁 | lì | a kind of monkey |
| 蜊 | lí | clam |
Words containing 俐
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玛俐欧 | Mǎ lì ōu | Mario (Nintendo video game character); also transcribed variously as 馬里奧|马里奥[Ma3 li3 ao4],… |
| 口齿伶俐 | kǒu chǐ líng lì | eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence; the gift of the gab |
| 俐落 | lì luo | variant of 利落[li4 luo5] |
| 伶牙俐齿 | líng yá lì chǐ | clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab |
| 麻俐 | má li | variant of 麻利[ma2 li5] |
| 聪明伶俐 | cōng ming líng lì | (idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted |
| 伶俐 | líng lì | clever; witty; intelligent; deft; adroit |
| 巩俐 | Gǒng Lì | Gong Li (1965–), Chinese actress |