璃 meaning and stroke order
Glass; colored glaze
How to write 璃, stroke by stroke
14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 璃
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- colored glaze
- glass
- (phonetic character used in transliteration of foreign names)
- Taiwan pr. [li4]
- variant of 璃[li2]
How 璃 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Jade.
王 gives the meaning and 离 hints at the sound.
Radical: 王 (king), shared by 104 characters on this site.
How to remember 璃
璃 combines 王 (jade) with 离 (lí) for the sound. Picture a piece of jade so clear it looks like glass, and the sound comes from 离.
璃 almost never appears alone. It lives in the word 玻璃 (bōli, glass), which also forms longer words like 玻璃杯 (bōlibēi, drinking glass) and 挡风玻璃 (dǎngfēngbōli, windshield). Example: 这个玻璃杯很漂亮。(Zhège bōlibēi hěn piàoliang.) This glass is very pretty.
Common mistake: Learners often write 离 (lí, to leave) alone when they mean glass, since the sound is the same. Remember the jade side 王 on the left. In 玻璃 the second syllable is usually said in the neutral tone, bōli, not bōlí.
Common words with 璃
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
璃 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 璃
How many strokes are in 璃?
璃 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 璃 mean?
璃 (lí) means glass; colored glaze. A common word with it is 玻璃 (bōli), meaning "glass; (slang) male homosexual".
How do you pronounce 璃?
璃 is pronounced lí, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 璃?
The radical of 璃 is 王, which carries the idea of "king". Dictionaries list 璃 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 璃?
The traditional form of 璃 is 琍 and 瓈. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 璃 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 璃 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 璃 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Does 玻璃 have any slang meaning I should know about?
Yes. In some slang, 玻璃 can refer to a gay man. In everyday contexts it simply means glass, so context makes the meaning clear.
Is 璃 used in names or other words besides 玻璃?
It can be used as a sound character when transliterating foreign names, and it appears in 琉璃 (liúli, colored glaze). Outside these, you will rarely see it.