利 · Lì / lì · surname Li
Learn the Chinese character 利 with its source-linked HSK 4 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 利.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 利
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 利.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 流利liúlìfluent
- 顺利shùnlìsmoothly
- 便利biànlìconvenient
- 便利店biànlìdiànconvenience store
- 不利búlìunfavorable
- 利润lìrùnprofits
- 利益lìyìbenefit
- 利用lìyòngto exploit
- 权利quánlìright (i.e. an entitlement to sth)
- 胜利shènglìvictory
- 有利yǒulìadvantageous
- 福利fúlìmaterial benefit
- 利息lìxīinterest (on a loan)
- 专利zhuānlìpatent
- 暴利bàolìsudden huge profits
- 锋利fēnglìsharp (e.g. knife blade)
- 功利gōnglìutility
- 红利hónglìbonus
- 急功近利jígōng-jìnlìseeking instant benefit (idiom)
- 吉利jílìGeely, Chinese car make
- 见利忘义jiànlì-wàngyì(idiom) to abandon moral principles in the pursuit of profit
- 利弊lìbìpros and cons
- 利害lìhàipros and cons
- 利率lìlǜinterest rate
- 利索lìsuonimble
- 名利mínglìfame and profit
- 失利shīlìto lose
- 水利shuǐlìwater conservancy
- 损人利己sǔnrén-lìjǐharming others for one's personal benefit (idiom)
- 犀利xīlìsharp
- 盈利yínglìprofit
- 营利yínglìfor profit
Real usage
Example sentences with 利
Published HSK 4 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 4 course context containing 利 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 利
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 利 mean in Chinese?
利 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: surname Li.
How do you pronounce 利?
利 is shown as Lì / lì.
Is 利 an HSK 4 character?
Yes. 利 is HSK 4 recognition character #186.
Can I practise writing 利?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 4 recognition
- HSK 4 writing inventory
- 32 linked HSK words
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 4 recognition character #186.
- Writing scope: HSK 4 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.