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)
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:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |