Read Edit View history Discussion 李 lǐ HSK3 plum Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint A plum (李) is the offspring (子) of a tree (木). Pinyin Separate values with commas 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 李 Simp strokes 李 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 李 Simp strokes 李 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 李 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 272, 672 ], [ 298, 664 ], [ 336, 663 ], [ 682, 715 ], [ 753, 707 ] ], [ [ 476, 837 ], [ 489, 830 ], [ 516, 797 ], [ 505, 604 ], [ 509, 483 ] ], [ [ 480, 655 ], [ 432, 593 ], [ 331, 497 ], [ 244, 436 ], [ 155, 394 ] ], [ [ 539, 646 ], [ 548, 629 ], [ 640, 553 ], [ 770, 471 ], [ 825, 456 ], [ 954, 446 ] ], [ [ 334, 413 ], [ 355, 403 ], [ 382, 401 ], [ 556, 452 ], [ 587, 452 ], [ 613, 425 ], [ 527, 330 ], [ 517, 331 ] ], [ [ 458, 342 ], [ 515, 293 ], [ 525, 267 ], [ 536, 158 ], [ 535, 85 ], [ 526, 30 ], [ 512, 3 ], [ 500, -7 ], [ 382, 44 ] ], [ [ 100, 222 ], [ 154, 211 ], [ 401, 245 ], [ 809, 280 ], [ 879, 274 ], [ 926, 257 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 532 669 Q 595 682 743 693 Q 753 692 764 705 Q 765 717 742 728 Q 709 749 653 736 Q 599 726 544 713 Q 538 712 536 711 L 485 702 Q 382 692 278 682 Q 247 679 270 660 Q 301 633 347 641 Q 392 650 448 657 L 532 669 Z", "M 531 663 Q 531 667 532 669 L 536 711 Q 539 762 558 794 Q 565 804 553 817 Q 531 835 503 846 Q 487 855 473 849 Q 460 845 465 830 Q 483 802 485 702 L 485 618 Q 479 509 489 491 Q 490 488 493 483 Q 503 467 517 475 Q 527 485 529 568 Q 529 610 530 630 L 531 663 Z", "M 448 657 Q 367 530 153 402 Q 140 392 148 389 Q 157 383 169 387 Q 289 417 419 547 Q 429 559 442 570 Q 479 610 485 618 C 525 665 477 701 448 657 Z", "M 530 630 Q 732 428 787 418 Q 869 418 939 436 Q 958 440 959 444 Q 960 451 946 456 Q 748 517 669 563 Q 627 588 531 663 C 507 681 509 651 530 630 Z", "M 523 317 Q 623 395 657 403 Q 675 409 669 424 Q 666 439 607 473 Q 589 483 569 475 Q 509 453 419 429 Q 395 422 339 424 Q 317 425 325 406 Q 332 394 349 384 Q 376 369 411 388 Q 555 439 568 432 Q 578 426 574 414 Q 543 374 509 327 C 491 303 499 299 523 317 Z", "M 550 278 Q 547 302 529 314 Q 525 317 523 317 L 509 327 Q 472 351 458 353 Q 448 356 448 336 Q 449 321 468 308 Q 490 290 496 271 L 503 236 Q 519 82 495 42 Q 494 41 492 38 Q 486 34 419 42 Q 380 51 379 44 Q 379 38 455 -26 Q 474 -44 489 -67 Q 496 -76 507 -71 Q 520 -64 543 -28 Q 573 30 556 239 L 550 278 Z", "M 556 239 Q 677 248 845 243 Q 879 242 910 241 Q 932 241 938 250 Q 945 263 926 280 Q 868 328 796 313 Q 697 297 550 278 L 496 271 Q 315 253 103 233 Q 79 232 96 211 Q 130 177 175 186 Q 346 228 503 236 L 556 239 Z" ] } 7 strokes 李 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 267, 674 ], [ 323, 663 ], [ 677, 715 ], [ 758, 708 ] ], [ [ 469, 840 ], [ 519, 798 ], [ 510, 478 ] ], 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153,402C143,397 142,392 148,389C154,386 161,384 169,387C268,427 407,516 485,618C514,654 476,694 448,657Z", "M530,630C664,496 749,421 787,418C841,415 892,425 939,436C951,440 958,442 959,444C959,449 955,454 946,456C814,498 721,533 669,563C640,580 595,613 531,663C522,670 522,638 530,630Z", "M523,317C589,369 634,397 657,403C669,407 672,414 669,424C666,434 646,451 607,473C595,480 582,481 569,475C529,461 478,446 419,429C402,425 376,423 339,424C324,425 319,419 325,406C329,398 337,391 349,384C366,374 386,379 411,388C505,426 559,437 568,432C574,429 578,421 574,414C555,387 531,359 509,327C506,322 518,314 523,317Z", "M550,278C541,299 531,309 523,317C519,322 513,324 509,327C485,345 467,352 458,353C451,355 445,350 448,336C451,317 483,305 496,271C500,260 501,248 503,236C510,155 511,69 495,42C487,30 434,39 419,42C376,51 375,45 400,23C415,10 434,-7 455,-26C467,-37 478,-51 489,-67C493,-73 499,-74 507,-71C515,-66 529,-52 543,-28C564,10 569,93 558,239C556,253 555,266 550,278Z", "M558,239C638,244 732,247 845,243C867,243 889,242 910,241C924,241 934,244 938,250C943,259 938,270 926,280C887,313 844,322 796,313C730,302 647,291 550,278C514,273 514,273 496,271C375,256 244,246 103,233C87,232 83,225 96,211C117,188 145,179 175,186C289,213 398,231 503,236C540,238 540,238 558,239Z" ] } 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.