Li
Li
- A common transliteration of a few Chinese family names: See below.
- The symbol for the chemical element lithium.
- A Chinese unit of distance, 里(Li3), about 500 meters, 1/3 mile: in ancient times a li was 360 paces, or about 576 meters (古代以三百六十步為一里).
- An ethnic group 黎(Li2): see Li Chinese.
- The ritual 禮, the major principle of Confucianism.
Chinese family name
Li is a common transliteration of a few Chinese family names. The family names are unrelated to the Li Chinese minority group. Li can be the transliteration of 李 (pinyin Li3), the most common Chinese family name and often spelt as Lee, and other less common family names such as 黎 (Li2); 理 and 里 (Li3); 酈, 栗, 厲, 力, and 利 (Li4).
Prominent people with family name 李
Prominent people with family name 黎
Prominent people with family name 理
Prominent people with family name 里
Prominent people with family name 酈
Prominent people with family name 栗
Prominent people with family name 厲
Prominent people with family name 力
Prominent people with family name 利
Korean family name
Li is also a transliteration for several Korean family names.
