Chinese Character Dictionary

李娃传

Lĭ Wá Zhuàn

Tale of Courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡|白行简[Bái Xíng jiăn] along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot

李娜

Lĭ Nà

Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles)

李子

lĭ zi

plum

李宇春

Lĭ Yŭ chūn

Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer

李安

Lĭ An1

Ang Li (194-), Taiwanese-American film director (films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍|卧虎藏龙 and Brokeback Mountain 斷背山|断背山)

李宗仁

Lĭ Zōng rén

Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction

李富春

Lĭ Fù chūn

Li Fuchun (1900-197), communist politician

李宁

Lĭ Níng

Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games

李宝嘉

Lĭ Băo jiā

Li Boyuan 李伯元 or Li Baojia (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記|官场现形记

李小龙

Lĭ Xiăo lóng

Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert

李岚清

Lĭ Lán qīng

Li Lanqing

李希霍芬

Lĭ xī huò fēn

Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-190), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路|丝绸之路

李广

Lĭ Guăng

Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴

李延寿

Lĭ Yán shòu

Li Yanshou (fl. 60), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 and Northern Dynasties 北史

李建成

Lĭ Jiàn chéng

Li Jiancheng (89-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵|唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變|玄武门之变

李彦宏

Lĭ Yàn hóng

Robin Li (1968-), founder and CEO of Baidu 百度, a PRC Internet company

李后主

Lĭ Hòu zhŭ

Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-97) and a renowned poet

李德

Lĭ Dé

Otto Braun (1900-1974), Comintern adviser to the Chinese communist party 1932-1939

李德林

Lĭ Dé lín

Li Delin (30-90), historian of Northern Wei and Sui dynasty

李忱

Lĭ Chén

Li Chen, personal name of seventeenth Tang emperor Xuanzong 宣宗[Xuān zōng] (810-89), reigned 846-89

李恒

Lĭ Héng

Li Heng, personal name of thirteenth Tang emperor Muzong 穆宗[Mù Zōng] (79-824), reigned 821-82

李悝

Lĭ Kuī

Li Kui (4-39 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of Wei state 魏國|魏国[Wèi guó]

李怀远

Lĭ Huái yuăn

Li Huaiyuan (-76), senior Tang dynasty official

李成桂

Lĭ Chéng guì

Yi Seong-gye (133-1408), founder and first king of Korean Yi dynasty (1392-1910)

李成江

Lĭ Chéng jiāng

Li Chengjiang

李承晚

Lĭ Chéng wăn

Syngman Rhee (187-196), US trained Korean politician and dictator, president of Republic of Korea 1948-1960

李振藩

Lĭ Zhèn fān

Bruce Lee

李政道

Lĭ Zhèng dào

Tsung-Dao Lee (1926-), Chinese American physicist, Columbia University, 197 Nobel laureate

李敏勇

Lĭ Mĭn yŏng

Li Minyong (1947-), Taiwanese poet

李斯

Lĭ Sī

Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and Prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 to 208 BC

李斯特

Lĭ sī tè

Ferenc (Franz) Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer

李斯特氏杆菌

Lĭ sī tè shì găn jūn

listeria bacillus

李斯特氏菌

Lĭ sī tè shì jūn

listeria bacillus

李斯特菌

Lĭ sī tè jūn

Listeria monocytogene

李旦

Lĭ Dàn

Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong 睿宗[Táng Ruì zōng] (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712

李昂

Lĭ Ang2

Li Ang, personal name of fifteenth Tang emperor Wenzong 文宗[Wén zōng] (809-840), reigned 827-840

李昉

Lĭ Făng

Li Fang (92-996), scholar between Tang and Song dynasties, author of fictional history

李昌镐

Lĭ Chāng hào

Lee Chang-ho

李明博

Lĭ Míng bó

Lee Myung-bak (1941-), South Korean businessman, one-time chairman of Hyundai, President of South Korea from 2007

李时珍

Lĭ Shí zhēn

Li Shizhen (118-193), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目[Bĕn căo Gāng mù]

李晔

Lĭ Yè

Li Ye, personal name of twentieth Tang emperor Zhaozong 昭宗[Zhāo zōng] (867-904), reigned 888-904

李会昌

Lĭ Huì chāng

Lee Hoi-chang

李朝威

Lĭ Cháo wēi

Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇|传奇, author of 柳毅傳|柳毅传

李木

lĭ mù

blackthorn

李林甫

Lĭ Lín fŭ

Li Linfu (-72), Tang politician, chancellor under Tang emperor Xuanzong 玄宗

李格非

Lĭ Gé fēi

Li Gefei (active c. 1090), Northern Song writer and father of southern Song female poet Li Qingzhao 李清照

李树

lĭ shù

plum tree

李氏

Lĭ shì

the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)

李氏朝鲜

Lĭ shì cháo xiăn

Korean during the Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)

李汝珍

Lĭ Rŭ zhēn

Li Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel Jinghua Yuan 鏡花緣|镜花缘 or Flowers in the Mirror

李治

Lĭ Zhì

Li Zhi, personal name of third Tang emperor Gaozong 唐高宗[Táng Gāo zōng], (628-683), reigned 649-683

李洪志

Lĭ Hóng zhì

Li Hongzhi, founder of Falung Gong 法輪功|法轮功[Fă lún Gōng]

李渊

Lĭ Yuān

Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖[Táng Gāo zŭ] (66-63), reigned 618-626

李清照

Lĭ Qīng zhào

Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 111), southern Song female poet

李湛

Lĭ Zhàn

Li Zhan, personal name of fourteenth Tang emperor Jingzong 敬宗[Jìng Zōng] (809-827), reigned 82-827

李沧

Lĭ cāng

Licang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong

李沧区

Lĭ cāng qū

Licang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong

李渔

Lĭ Yú

Li Yu (1611-c. 1680), late Ming and early Qing writer and dramatist

李漼

Lĭ Cuĭ

Li Cui, personal name of eighteenth Tang emperor Yizong 懿宗[Yì zōng] (833-873), reigned 89-873

李泽楷

Lĭ Zé kăi

Richard Li