麗 meaning and stroke order
Beautiful, elegant, magnificent
How to write 麗, stroke by stroke
19 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 麗
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- beautiful
- used in place names, notably 高麗|高丽[Gao1 li2] and 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3]
How 麗 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. The antlers of a deer 鹿.
Radical: 鹿 (deer), shared by 12 characters on this site.
How to remember 麗
麗 is a deer 鹿 (lù) with a pair of fancy antlers 丽 on top. Picture a stag showing off its elegant antlers, and you have the idea of beauty.
麗 is the traditional form, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Mainland China writes it as 丽. It rarely stands alone and usually appears in words like 美麗 (měilì, beautiful) or 華麗 (huálì, gorgeous). Example: 這裡的風景很美麗。(Zhèlǐ de fēngjǐng hěn měilì.) The scenery here is very beautiful.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write only the top part 丽 and forget the deer 鹿 underneath when writing traditional characters, or add 鹿 to simplified text. Keep the two systems separate: 美麗 in traditional, 美丽 in simplified.
Common words with 麗
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 美麗 | měilì | beautiful | HSK 3 |
| 華麗 | huálì | gorgeous | HSK 7-9 |
| 壯麗 | zhuànglì | magnificence; magnificent | HSK 7-9 |
| 艷麗 | yànlì | gorgeous; garish and beautiful | HSK 7-9 |
| 亮麗 | liànglì | bright and beautiful | HSK 7-9 |
| 秀麗 | xiùlì | pretty; beautiful | HSK 7-9 |
| 風和日麗 | fēnghé-rìlì | moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom); fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime | HSK 7-9 |
| 瑪格麗特 | Mǎgélìtè | margarita (cocktail) | |
| 佳麗 | jiālì | a beauty; beautiful |
Characters that contain 麗
Learning 麗 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 麗
How many strokes are in 麗?
麗 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 麗 mean?
麗 (lì) means beautiful, elegant, magnificent. A common word with it is 美丽 (měilì), meaning "beautiful".
How do you pronounce 麗?
麗 is pronounced lì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 麗?
The radical of 麗 is 鹿, which carries the idea of "deer". Dictionaries list 麗 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 麗?
麗 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 丽, used in mainland China and Singapore.
When is 麗 read lí instead of lì?
The lí reading is used only in a few place names, such as 高麗 (Gāolí, the old Korean kingdom Goryeo) and 麗水 (Líshuǐ, a city in Zhejiang). Everywhere else, read it as lì.
Is 麗 used in names?
Yes, it is common in girls' given names because it means beautiful, for example 美麗 or 麗華. It also appears in transliterations of foreign names, like 瑪格麗特 (Mǎgélìtè, Margaret or margarita).