dailycharacter

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Pronunciation:
Meaning: plum/plum tree, a Chinese surname
Etymology:
Tree 木 + offspring/child 子. (associative compound)

Traditional character: 李 (the same)

, seen variously in the West as Lee or Li (Jet Li, Ang Lee...), is currently the most common surname in China.

Found in:
Li Bai ▪ 李白
Li Bai's 赠汪伦
Li ShangYin ▪ 李商隐
Li Shen ▪ 李绅

Word of the day on: 01.26.08