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• li
  li

  link; links.
• Li
  Li

  noun

  a member of an aboriginal people of the island of Hainan in Southeastern China.
• L.I.
  L.I.

  abbreviation

  light infantry.
• LI
  LI

  abbreviation

  Long Island

li

¹ American  

1. link; links.

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li ² American  

[lee] / li /

noun

Music.

1. the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.

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li ³ American  

[lee] / li /

noun

plural

li

1. a Chinese unit of distance, equivalent to about one-third of a mile (0.5 km).

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li ⁴ American  

[lee] / li /

noun

1. (in Chinese ethical philosophy) the etiquette traditionally prescribed for individuals or groups of people in a given situation.

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Li ⁵ American  

[lee] / li /

noun

1. a member of an aboriginal people of the island of Hainan in Southeastern China.

2. the Kadai language of the Li.

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Li ⁶ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. lithium.

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L.I. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

1. British. light infantry.

2. Long Island.

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LI ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Long Island

2. Light Infantry

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Li ² British  

symbol

1. lithium

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li ³ British  

/ liː /

noun

1. a Chinese unit of length, approximately equal to 590 yards

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li ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Liechtenstein

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Etymology

Origin of li²

Alteration of la ¹

Origin of li³

First recorded in 1580–90; from Chinese lǐ

Origin of li⁴

First recorded in 1910–15, from Chinese lǐ

Example Sentences

Two years later in Super Bowl LI, the Patriots overcame a 28-3 deficit in the third quarter to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

Sunak said he raised the issue with Premier LI Qiang when the two met at a Group of 20 summit in India.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2023

That one playoff win, of course, came in Super Bowl LI against Atlanta.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2022

The show is based on the true story of four New England Patriots fans who embarked on a trip to see the quarterback play in 2017’s Super Bowl LI.

From Fox News • Mar. 14, 2022

LI   Thrise happy man, said then the father grave, Whose staggering steps thy steady hand doth lead, And shewes the way, his sinfull soule to save.

From Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I by Spenser, Edmund