璃 lí
: colored glaze; glass; lapis lazuli
琍 [璃] lí
variant
: phonetic character used in transliteration of foreign names
Kun Reading
none applicable
On Reading
り ri
noun
Usage:
玻璃 bo1li2: glass; nylon; plastic
琉璃 liu2 li2: colored glass; ceramic glaze
玻璃 bo1li2: glass; nylon; plastic
[はり hari : (Buddhist term) quartz
: glass]
玻璃杯 bo1 li5 bei1: drinking glass
窗玻璃 chuang1 bo1li2: window pane
擦玻璃 ca1 bo1li2: to clean glass
彩色玻璃 cai3se4 bo1li2: stained glass
琉璃 liu2 li2: colored glass; ceramic glaze
琉璃 | るり ruri: lapis lazuli OR lapis lazuli (color)
: (abbreviation) mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail)
: (obscure) glass
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
王 (wang2: jade; king) suggests the meaning while
离 (li2: mythical beast) provides the sound
形声 Pictophonetic.
王 (wang2: jade; king) suggests the meaning while
离 (li2: mythical beast) provides the sound
Semantic:
瓈 [璃] ri
形声 Pictophonetic.
王 (wang2: jade; king) suggests the meaning while
黎 (li2: numerous) provides the sound.
Examples:
none applicable
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
