李(lǐ): surname Li
HSK 37 strokes
surname Li
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- lǐ
- Meaning
- surname Li
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 李 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 李 step by step
7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 李
Common words using 李 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
lǐ李sì四
Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 张三, 李四, 王五[Wang2 Wu…
Open 李四 page →lǐ李nà娜
Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles ti…
Open 李娜 page →lǐ李ān安
Ang Li (1954-), Taiwanese-American film director (films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden…
Open 李安 page →Related characters
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