莉 lì jasmine
怎么记住“莉”: 艹 grass + 利 benefit = jasmine. The flower farmer weeds the grass between her rows and reaps this year's benefit, all thanks to her sweet-smelling jasmine.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
莉 = 艹 grass + 利 benefit
- 艹 grass meaning
- 利 benefit sound
- 禾 grain
- 刂 knife
The flower farmer weeds the grass between her rows and reaps this year's benefit, all thanks to her sweet-smelling jasmine.
How it came to be
Grass gives the meaning and the sign for benefit the sound.
用法
- Bound; part of 茉莉 (mòlì) jasmine.
- Outside that, it's a favorite syllable in women's names and transliterations: 莉莉 (Lìlì) Lily, 茱莉 (Zhūlì) Julie. It carries no standalone meaning of its own.