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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

Similarly, the institutionalized rituals of the Zhou dynasty are captured in the Chinese word li, which is translated as both propriety and ritual.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Fòk li prezan chak jou nan vi mwen.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2020

But the epitome of crack seed, its quintessential preparation, is li hing mui, for which dried plums are plunged in a licorice-laced brew until they take on the root’s resinous sweetness.

From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2019

But also try the cocoa, coffee and Chinese li hing flavors.

From The Guardian • Mar. 2, 2017

Pua pulls a packet of li hing mui gummy worms from her lunch bag and holds them out to me.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila