Read Edit View history Discussion 利 lì HSK2 benefit Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts harvesting grain (禾) with a blade (刂). Harvest was the main source of profit in agricultural societies. Pinyin Separate values with commas lì ×li × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 利 Simp strokes 利 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint 刂 is a component form of 刀. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 利 Simp strokes 利 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 利 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 520, 718 ], [ 446, 729 ], [ 364, 678 ], [ 203, 615 ] ], [ [ 109, 457 ], [ 167, 446 ], [ 463, 503 ], [ 496, 507 ], [ 534, 500 ] ], [ [ 344, 639 ], [ 376, 627 ], [ 393, 597 ], [ 382, 250 ], [ 371, 123 ], [ 373, 30 ] ], [ [ 356, 457 ], [ 347, 448 ], [ 334, 400 ], [ 271, 308 ], [ 205, 231 ], [ 103, 139 ] ], [ [ 414, 388 ], [ 432, 363 ], [ 492, 320 ], [ 505, 287 ] ], [ [ 608, 603 ], [ 639, 560 ], [ 640, 430 ], [ 632, 329 ], [ 637, 280 ] ], [ [ 764, 789 ], [ 782, 781 ], [ 814, 748 ], [ 810, 414 ], [ 819, 108 ], [ 813, 76 ], [ 795, 42 ], [ 750, 56 ], [ 684, 89 ], [ 664, 106 ], [ 654, 106 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 379 658 Q 464 695 508 703 Q 527 704 531 712 Q 535 724 522 735 Q 500 751 452 770 Q 436 779 422 777 Q 415 773 413 761 Q 413 719 201 621 Q 195 611 202 608 Q 211 608 335 643 L 379 658 Z", "M 412 473 Q 466 483 528 488 Q 544 489 545 497 Q 546 510 529 519 Q 502 532 480 527 Q 444 520 415 514 L 361 504 Q 189 474 114 470 Q 101 469 98 461 Q 95 451 109 439 Q 148 409 189 422 Q 277 447 338 460 L 412 473 Z", "M 410 394 Q 410 431 412 473 L 415 514 Q 418 560 428 593 Q 437 606 434 620 Q 427 629 379 658 C 353 674 319 669 335 643 Q 359 609 360 572 Q 360 541 361 504 L 360 395 Q 357 202 344 147 Q 325 111 353 37 Q 360 21 367 17 Q 373 11 380 18 Q 387 22 397 42 Q 407 66 406 95 Q 405 126 409 359 L 410 394 Z", "M 338 460 Q 277 334 95 143 Q 88 133 101 131 Q 122 127 246 245 Q 304 303 360 395 C 411 477 352 489 338 460 Z", "M 409 359 Q 491 277 500 274 Q 501 274 506 273 Q 516 273 521 285 Q 527 298 521 326 Q 514 359 420 392 Q 414 395 410 394 C 380 395 388 380 409 359 Z", "M 595 591 Q 625 525 604 345 Q 597 314 627 273 Q 637 263 647 274 Q 665 307 666 398 Q 666 519 672 560 Q 679 584 657 596 Q 641 606 622 615 Q 609 619 599 614 Q 590 607 595 591 Z", "M 780 711 Q 786 674 786 120 Q 786 98 773 88 Q 763 81 737 90 Q 706 99 678 107 Q 644 120 647 108 Q 648 101 669 86 Q 745 29 764 -3 Q 786 -40 805 -42 Q 821 -43 835 -6 Q 854 42 851 118 Q 832 359 837 601 Q 840 692 853 739 Q 869 770 812 794 Q 778 812 757 805 Q 738 798 756 774 Q 778 746 780 711 Z" ] } 7 strokes 利 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 423, 773 ], [ 472, 720 ], [ 205, 616 ] ], [ [ 101, 459 ], [ 166, 446 ], [ 539, 504 ] ], [ [ 340, 648 ], [ 395, 602 ], [ 376, 20 ] ], [ [ 359, 476 ], [ 288, 332 ], [ 102, 138 ] ], [ [ 410, 386 ], [ 514, 281 ] ], [ [ 601, 612 ], [ 639, 564 ], [ 631, 274 ] ], [ [ 752, 800 ], [ 815, 744 ], [ 818, 96 ], [ 784, 12 ], [ 654, 108 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M379,658C437,678 478,699 508,703C520,705 528,707 531,712C534,720 531,729 522,735C507,747 483,757 452,770C440,775 431,780 422,777C416,776 413,770 413,761C412,733 340,691 201,621C194,618 197,609 202,608C207,607 253,616 335,643C364,653 364,653 379,658Z", "M412,473C448,480 486,485 528,488C538,489 544,492 545,497C545,506 540,514 529,519C511,528 494,530 480,527C456,522 434,518 415,514C379,507 379,507 361,504C246,483 164,473 114,470C105,470 99,467 98,461C95,455 99,447 109,439C134,419 161,414 189,422C247,440 297,453 338,460C387,469 387,469 412,473Z", "M410,394C410,419 410,445 412,473C414,500 414,500 415,514C417,545 419,572 428,593C432,603 437,612 434,620C431,627 411,639 379,658C367,667 326,655 335,643C351,621 359,597 360,572C360,552 361,529 361,504C360,431 360,431 360,395C359,304 356,183 344,147C335,122 333,87 353,37C357,27 362,21 367,17C371,14 374,14 380,18C384,22 390,29 397,42C404,58 406,76 406,95C405,116 404,204 409,359C410,382 410,382 410,394Z", "M338,460C297,376 215,272 95,143C89,138 92,133 101,131C115,129 164,166 246,245C285,283 323,334 361,395C392,447 365,515 338,460Z", "M409,359C463,305 493,276 500,274C500,274 502,274 506,273C512,273 517,278 521,285C524,294 525,308 521,326C516,348 466,375 410,394C399,398 401,367 409,359Z", "M595,591C614,547 619,465 604,345C601,324 606,300 627,273C632,266 641,266 647,274C660,296 665,338 666,398C666,479 666,533 672,560C675,577 671,588 657,596C646,603 635,610 622,615C613,619 605,618 599,614C592,610 590,602 595,591Z", "M780,711C782,687 786,490 786,120C786,106 781,95 773,88C766,84 754,85 737,90C716,97 696,101 678,107C655,115 645,117 647,108C648,104 655,97 669,86C719,49 751,19 764,-3C778,-27 792,-40 805,-42C815,-42 825,-30 835,-6C847,27 854,68 851,118C839,279 833,440 837,601C838,662 841,709 853,739C861,761 849,777 812,794C788,805 770,810 757,805C744,801 743,790 756,774C770,756 777,735 780,711Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.