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  1. 1.Li ethnic group of Hainan Province
  2. 2.surname Li
  3. 3.abbr. for Lebanon 黎巴嫩[Lí bā nèn]
  1. 1.(literary) black
  2. 2.dark
  3. 3.many
  4. 4.multitude

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.black
  2. 2.numerous
  3. 3.until; at the time of
  4. 4.(historical) state of Li (a state in modern-day Shanxi, China, during the Shang dynasty)
  5. 5.Used in transcription.
  6. 6.Li people (the largest ethnic minority in Hainan, China)
  7. 7.a surname

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *riːl): semantic 黍 (“millet”) + phonetic 利 (OC *rids); however, the semantic component is contracted. A regularized but unused variant is 㴝, while a variant without contraction is 𥣥. ; “black; numerous” ; “Li people” : Before Song dynasty, 俚 (lǐ) was a more common term.

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