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璃

(phonetic character used in transliteration of foreign names); Taiwan pr. [li4]; variant of 璃[li2]

14 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,905 U+7483

How 璃 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

王 (semantic, “jade”) + 离 (phonetic, lí)

components: 王 离

How to remember it

glass (back side) · Heisig RSH #2986

jewel + Fagin + glass cover + elbow

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 离

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 离 (lí) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
离 sound component lí rare beast; strange; elegant
篱 lí bamboo fence; fence, hedge
漓 lí dripping water; a river in Guangxi province
魑 chī a mountain demon resembling a tiger
樆 lí rowan, mountain ash
蓠 lí red algae; Gracilaria verrucosa
缡 lí bridal veil; to tie, to bind
褵 lí bridal veil
螭 chī cruel; a young dragon

Words containing 璃

WordPinyinMeaning
有机玻璃 yǒu jī bō li plexiglass
中空玻璃 zhōng kōng bō li double glazing
钢化玻璃 gāng huà bō li reinforced glass
不碎玻璃 bù suì bō li shatterproof or safety glass
水玻璃 shuǐ bō li (chemistry) water glass
玻璃市 Bō lí shì Perlis, state of Malaysia adjacent to Thailand, capital Kangar 加央[Jia1 yang1]
玻璃水 bō li shuǐ windshield washer fluid
玻璃心 bō li xīn (slang) overly sensitive; butthurt
玻璃化 bō li huà vitrification
玻璃体 bō lí tǐ vitreous humor
玻璃纤维 bō lí xiān wéi fiberglass; glass fiber
玻璃管 bō li guǎn glass tube
玻璃球 bō li qiú a marble (used in games)
风档玻璃 fēng dàng bō li windscreen (car window)
挡风玻璃 dǎng fēng bō li windshield; wind screen
毛玻璃 máo bō li frosted glass
玻璃纸 bō li zhǐ cellophane
磨砂玻璃 mó shā bō li frosted glass
玻璃钢 bō li gāng glass-reinforced plastic; fiberglass
琉璃塔 liú li tǎ glazed pagoda