Li is the anglicized transcription for several distinct Chinese surnames (sometimes transcribed as "Lee"). In Chinese these surnames are distinguished by different characters, with different meanings and different pronunciations:
Surname | Character meaning | Rank in Hundred Family Surnames | Hanyu Pinyin | Notes | |
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李 | "plum" | 4 | Lǐ (3rd tone) | Most common Li, very common surname globally. Surname of Tang emperors. | |
黎 | "dark" | 262 | Lí (2nd tone) | Common surname. The meaning of the character is often confused to mean "dawn". This confusion comes from the fact that 黎 is commonly used in 黎明, meaning "dawn", when the meaning was derived from "dark" (黎) + "illuminate" (明), thus "illuminating the dark" (黎明) for "dawn". | |
利 | "profit" | 364 | Lì (4th tone) | ||
厲/厉 | "whetstone" | 247 | Lì (4th tone) | The original meaning of 厲 as "whetstone" is relatively obscure. 厉 in Simplified Chinese | |
栗 | "chestnut" | 249 | Lì (4th tone) | ||
酈/郦 | ? | 303 | Lì (4th tone) | Historically relevant surname that's rare today. Named after the ancient state of Li, the character's concise etymology is unknown. 郦 in Simplified Chinese | |
理 | "reason" | N/A | Lǐ (3rd tone) | A rare, originally non-Han surname that's not found in the HFS | |
莉 | "jasmine" | N/A | Lì (4th tone) | A surname of the Hui people in Yunnan province. Likely a phonetic translation of a Muslim name. Not found in the HFS |
This surname (( Chinese: 李; pinyin: Lǐ; Hangul: 이/ 리) is widespread in China, with about 7.9 percent of the Chinese population possessing this family name. The variant is the most common surname for the Hakka Chinese (2007). [1]
It is also a Korean surname that uses the same Chinese character, often romanized as Lee, Rhee, Rhe, Jee, Yi, or Yee, which is the second most common Korean surname after Kim. Both the Korean family name, Lee, and the Vietnamese family name, Lý, was derived from the same Chinese character as the Chinese surname.
In Taiwan and Hong Kong, and in many overseas Chinese communities, the spelling Lee is common. In Indonesia, the spelling Lie is used because of Dutch writing system influence. There are numerous regional Chinese pronunciations of 李 e.g. Lì ( Sichuan), Lei5 ( Cantonese), etc.
According to the Yuan He Xing Zuan (元和姓纂), the Chinese dictionary of surnames, the Li surname has a long history which goes back to Emperor Zhuanxu who was the first Li and lived before 2000 BC. citation needed dubious – discuss
Li was the royal surname of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). About 15 different emperors had the Li surname. Li Yuan was the founder of the Tang Dynasty, which lasted from AD 618 to 907. During this time, Chinese culture and arts flourished and the country prospered tremendously.
The family of Chinese leader Mao Zedong seems to have had a special fondness for the Li family name. Mao himself went by the name Li Desheng for a period of time during the Long March, while his daughters are named Li Min and Li Na, while Jiang Qing, his last wife, used the name Li Runqing in her final years. Mao Yuanxin was named Li Shi while working in a factory after his release from prison.
This surname is most common in Central and South China (including Hong Kong) where it is transliterated as "Lai" (from the Cantonese language), and is one of the four most common surnames among ethnic Vietnamese, which in the Vietnamese language is Lê. It is No.103 in the New Baijiaxing, [3] but Zhongguo Renming Dacidian lists as No.262 in the original Song Dynasty Baijiaxing. [4]
It is also commonly spelled Ly, Lai, or Lei. The name is transliterated as Ryeo or Yeo in Korean.
in the South China, Li (黎) and Lai (赖) has same dialect a Lai. so, some Chinese Li (黎) family from Lai (赖) family because with common dialect the Lai, Lei. Chinese Lai (赖) family founded from jI (姬) family, Jiang (姜) family and, unknown south Chinese.
in the Vietnamese, some Chinese Li (黎) family change surname to Hà/ Hồ (胡). later they family open a Hồ dynasty. Chinese text "Ha" (胡) has meaning alike Xianbei, nor just dialect Ha is common of the Xia.
This surname is number 364 of the 504 surnames in the Bǎijiāxìng (or Hundred Family Surnames). [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] In Mandarin Chinese it is distinguished from other similar-sounding family names Li by a declining fourth tone pronunciation. The character has the meaning of "profit." [10]
In Hong Kong it is written Lee in English, and pronounced Lei (6th tone, wikt:利) in Cantonese, likewise and in many overseas Chinese communities, the mainly Cantonese spelling "Lee" is common.
According to traditional Chinese sources the Li (利) family originated from Gaoyang (高阳). At the end of the Shang Dynasty, "Li Zheng" (利徵) was a Minister of King Zhou of Shang, and after the fall of th Shang Dynasty, his child "Li Zhen" (利貞) and wife Qihe (契和) emigrated to Chen (state). Some Li (利) family members changed their surname to the more common Li (李). Other Chinese Li (利) families have other origins such as:
This surname ( 厲, simplified 厉, Yale lai6) is a Chinese surname. [11] [12] [13] It is name 247 of the Baijiaxing. [14] [15] [16]
In Mandarin Chinese it is distinguished from some other similar-sounding family names Li by a declining fourth tone pronunciation, though the family name Lì (利) is the same tone in Mandarin. The character has the ancient meaning of "whetstone" ( 砺) or "grinder," but this is only one of the origins of the name. [17]
The state of Li (厲) wa founded in Sui County, Hubei in the Ancient China times, many chinese get surname from state name.
Some families named Li (厲) are originally members of the Li (李) family.
This surname ( 栗) [18] is No.249 in the Baijiaxing. [19]
The name is not common, with only 300,000 people with the surname Li (chestnut) in China today.
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Li is the anglicized transcription for several distinct Chinese surnames (sometimes transcribed as "Lee"). In Chinese these surnames are distinguished by different characters, with different meanings and different pronunciations:
Surname | Character meaning | Rank in Hundred Family Surnames | Hanyu Pinyin | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
李 | "plum" | 4 | Lǐ (3rd tone) | Most common Li, very common surname globally. Surname of Tang emperors. | |
黎 | "dark" | 262 | Lí (2nd tone) | Common surname. The meaning of the character is often confused to mean "dawn". This confusion comes from the fact that 黎 is commonly used in 黎明, meaning "dawn", when the meaning was derived from "dark" (黎) + "illuminate" (明), thus "illuminating the dark" (黎明) for "dawn". | |
利 | "profit" | 364 | Lì (4th tone) | ||
厲/厉 | "whetstone" | 247 | Lì (4th tone) | The original meaning of 厲 as "whetstone" is relatively obscure. 厉 in Simplified Chinese | |
栗 | "chestnut" | 249 | Lì (4th tone) | ||
酈/郦 | ? | 303 | Lì (4th tone) | Historically relevant surname that's rare today. Named after the ancient state of Li, the character's concise etymology is unknown. 郦 in Simplified Chinese | |
理 | "reason" | N/A | Lǐ (3rd tone) | A rare, originally non-Han surname that's not found in the HFS | |
莉 | "jasmine" | N/A | Lì (4th tone) | A surname of the Hui people in Yunnan province. Likely a phonetic translation of a Muslim name. Not found in the HFS |
This surname (( Chinese: 李; pinyin: Lǐ; Hangul: 이/ 리) is widespread in China, with about 7.9 percent of the Chinese population possessing this family name. The variant is the most common surname for the Hakka Chinese (2007). [1]
It is also a Korean surname that uses the same Chinese character, often romanized as Lee, Rhee, Rhe, Jee, Yi, or Yee, which is the second most common Korean surname after Kim. Both the Korean family name, Lee, and the Vietnamese family name, Lý, was derived from the same Chinese character as the Chinese surname.
In Taiwan and Hong Kong, and in many overseas Chinese communities, the spelling Lee is common. In Indonesia, the spelling Lie is used because of Dutch writing system influence. There are numerous regional Chinese pronunciations of 李 e.g. Lì ( Sichuan), Lei5 ( Cantonese), etc.
According to the Yuan He Xing Zuan (元和姓纂), the Chinese dictionary of surnames, the Li surname has a long history which goes back to Emperor Zhuanxu who was the first Li and lived before 2000 BC. citation needed dubious – discuss
Li was the royal surname of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). About 15 different emperors had the Li surname. Li Yuan was the founder of the Tang Dynasty, which lasted from AD 618 to 907. During this time, Chinese culture and arts flourished and the country prospered tremendously.
The family of Chinese leader Mao Zedong seems to have had a special fondness for the Li family name. Mao himself went by the name Li Desheng for a period of time during the Long March, while his daughters are named Li Min and Li Na, while Jiang Qing, his last wife, used the name Li Runqing in her final years. Mao Yuanxin was named Li Shi while working in a factory after his release from prison.
This surname is most common in Central and South China (including Hong Kong) where it is transliterated as "Lai" (from the Cantonese language), and is one of the four most common surnames among ethnic Vietnamese, which in the Vietnamese language is Lê. It is No.103 in the New Baijiaxing, [3] but Zhongguo Renming Dacidian lists as No.262 in the original Song Dynasty Baijiaxing. [4]
It is also commonly spelled Ly, Lai, or Lei. The name is transliterated as Ryeo or Yeo in Korean.
in the South China, Li (黎) and Lai (赖) has same dialect a Lai. so, some Chinese Li (黎) family from Lai (赖) family because with common dialect the Lai, Lei. Chinese Lai (赖) family founded from jI (姬) family, Jiang (姜) family and, unknown south Chinese.
in the Vietnamese, some Chinese Li (黎) family change surname to Hà/ Hồ (胡). later they family open a Hồ dynasty. Chinese text "Ha" (胡) has meaning alike Xianbei, nor just dialect Ha is common of the Xia.
This surname is number 364 of the 504 surnames in the Bǎijiāxìng (or Hundred Family Surnames). [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] In Mandarin Chinese it is distinguished from other similar-sounding family names Li by a declining fourth tone pronunciation. The character has the meaning of "profit." [10]
In Hong Kong it is written Lee in English, and pronounced Lei (6th tone, wikt:利) in Cantonese, likewise and in many overseas Chinese communities, the mainly Cantonese spelling "Lee" is common.
According to traditional Chinese sources the Li (利) family originated from Gaoyang (高阳). At the end of the Shang Dynasty, "Li Zheng" (利徵) was a Minister of King Zhou of Shang, and after the fall of th Shang Dynasty, his child "Li Zhen" (利貞) and wife Qihe (契和) emigrated to Chen (state). Some Li (利) family members changed their surname to the more common Li (李). Other Chinese Li (利) families have other origins such as:
This surname ( 厲, simplified 厉, Yale lai6) is a Chinese surname. [11] [12] [13] It is name 247 of the Baijiaxing. [14] [15] [16]
In Mandarin Chinese it is distinguished from some other similar-sounding family names Li by a declining fourth tone pronunciation, though the family name Lì (利) is the same tone in Mandarin. The character has the ancient meaning of "whetstone" ( 砺) or "grinder," but this is only one of the origins of the name. [17]
The state of Li (厲) wa founded in Sui County, Hubei in the Ancient China times, many chinese get surname from state name.
Some families named Li (厲) are originally members of the Li (李) family.
This surname ( 栗) [18] is No.249 in the Baijiaxing. [19]
The name is not common, with only 300,000 people with the surname Li (chestnut) in China today.
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