黎 lí many
many; numerous; surname
How to remember 黎: 禾 grain + 勿 don’t + 𱥯 dripping water = many. Grandpa scatters grain in the yard and tells the kids "Don't stand in the dripping water from the roof", as many hungry hens come running.
Component breakdown
黎 = 禾 grain + 勿 don’t + 𱥯 dripping water
- 禾 grain
- 勿 don’t
- 𱥯 dripping water
Grandpa scatters grain in the yard and tells the kids "Don't stand in the dripping water from the roof", as many hungry hens come running.
How it is used
- Chiefly lives in 黎明 (límíng) daybreak, dawn - 黎明前的黑暗 (límíng qián de hēi'àn) 'the darkness before dawn' = the hardest moment before things improve.
- 黎明 is more literary than 早晨 (zǎochen, morning): it names the specific first light. Also 黎民百姓 (límín bǎixìng) = the common people (classical).
- Very common surname (黎).
Words with 黎
Example sentences
- 她工作之余顺便在巴黎游玩。 Tā gōngzuò zhī yú shùnbiàn zài Bālí yóuwán.She travels to Paris when she gets time off from work.