li

noun

1. The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).

   “It was a whole day's journey from I-ch'eng to Chü-wo which, in turn, is about 60 li east of Chiang Chou — one of the most important cities in southern Shansi and a center for curio-dealers.”

   “In 1979, while we were conducting our archaeological work in Yucheng and Quwo, Shanxi province, I noticed another historical record in the Kuodizhi (a comprehensive account of geography written in 641), which stated that "the ancient city of Tang was 20 li west of Yuchengxian in Jiangzhou."”

   “The two gods who accompany Matsu, one with eyes that can see 1000 li⁶ and the other with ears that can hear far over the horizon, represent empathy, observation, and feeling. Government should be like Matsu, equipped with acute powers of observation; see clearly to the bottom of issues, and know how to respond.”

2. The Korean mile, a traditional unit of distance equivalent to about 393 m.

   “While scaling the Laoyeling Mountains, the Chinese Worker-Peasant Red Army, under the command of Mao Ze-dong and Zhu De, was successfully stepping up the historic 25 000-li Long March in China proper, breaking through the surrounding rings formed by Chiang Kai-shek’s army.”

3. A traditional Chinese unit of weight, equal to one-thousandth of a liang, or fifty milligrams.
4. (Chinese)A meaningful ceremony or ritual; etiquette, behaviour.
5. An ancient Chinese cauldron having three hollow legs.
6. (uncountable)In solfège, the raised sixth note of a major scale (the note A-sharp in the fixed-do system).
7. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of love interest.

name

1. A surname from Chinese

   “Under the post, Li shared screenshots of private messages he received from followers who said they were interrogated by police.”

2. A surname from Chinese
3. A surname from Chinese
4. A county of Longnan, Gansu, China.

   “The West Hanshui River flows through the flatland of Qishan Township east of Lixian County, Gansu Province.[…] Zhuge launched his first northern expedition. He arrived at Qishan Mountain in Lixian County, where he set up his headquarters on the shore of the West Hanshui River.”

5. A river in Guangxi, China.

   “After breakfast the next day, Ho Li-chih came to invite Yang Shu-tien and me to the Li River for a boat trip to another county, Yang-shuo.”

   “Cormorant fishing on the Li River near Kweilin. With increasingly serious water pollution, fishing with cormorants is becoming a rare sight in China.”

   “Before going home, we flew to Guilin for a meeting with environmentalists concerned about the destruction of forests and the loss of unique wildlife, and a leisurely boat trip down the Li River, which flows through a stunning landscape marked by large limestone formations that looked as if they had burst up through the landscape of the gentle countryside.”

   “Days 3-5: Guilin and Yangshuo. Marvel at the extraordinary scenery lining the banks of the serene Li River.”

   “In Guilin, the second-largest city in Guangxi, Xi took a boat to inspect the ecological condition of the Li River, a popular tourist destination. The river stretches more than 400km (250 miles) through karst hills and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.”

6. A surname from Korean, a variant of Lee and Rhee