锂 lǐ lithium Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 里 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鋰. Components 钅 钅 Meaning component jīn metal 钅 is a component form of 金. 里 里 Sound component lǐ, li village Sources Readings & variants Unicode 鋰 lithium Traditional Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 里 represents the sound. Components 釒 釒 Meaning component jīn metal 釒 is a component form of 金. 里 里 Sound component lǐ, li village Sources Readings & variants Unicode