李

Glyph origin
Oracle bone script:. The phonetic part 來 became gradually corrupted to yield.

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Definitions

 * 1) plum tree and fruit
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Usage notes
In mainland China and among its expatriates, this surname is generally romanized as "Li" in accordance with the Hanyu Pinyin system. Although an identical transliteration is used in Wade-Giles, similarity in pronunciation to the English surname makes the romanization "Lee" more common in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and elsewhere. A notable example of this is.

Etymology 1
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1) plum

Etymology 2
From.

Affix

 * 1) plum

Proper noun

 * 1) Japanese reading of the Chinese or Korean surname


 * 1) Japanese reading of the Chinese surname


 * 1) Japanese reading of the South Korean surname

Etymology
From.

Usage notes
This hanja is spelled in South Korea due to.