璃 lí glass
glass; colored glaze
怎么记住“璃”: 𤣩 king + 离 leave = glass. The toddler dressed as a king refuses to leave the shop until he has touched every bottle made of glass.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
璃 = 𤣩 king + 离 leave
- 𤣩 king meaning
- 离 leave sound
- 㐫 worn-down top
- 禸 animal track
The toddler dressed as a king refuses to leave the shop until he has touched every bottle made of glass.
How it came to be
Jade gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- Bound morpheme that never stands alone. It only shows up as the second syllable of 玻璃 (bōli) "glass".
- Also appears in 琉璃 (liúlí), the old term for colored glaze/glass used on temple roof tiles.
- Don't try to use 璃 by itself to mean "glass"; you always need 玻璃.