"李" meaning in Korean

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Character

IPA: [i(ː)] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [ɾi] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: 오얏나무 리 [eumhun]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 李 (MC liX). Historical readings * Recorded as Middle Korean 링〯 (Yale: lǐ) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448. * Recorded as Middle Korean 니〯 (nǐ) (Yale: nǐ) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527. Etymology templates: {{der|ko|ltc|-|sort=리}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|李}} 李 (MC liX) Head templates: {{ko-hanja|오얏나무|리||이}} 李 (eumhun 오얏나무 리 (oyannamu ri), word-initial (South Korea) 오얏나무 이 (oyannamu i))
  1. hanja form of 리/이 (“Lee, the second most common Korean surname.”) Tags: form-of, hanja Form of: 리/이 (extra: Lee, the second most common Korean surname.)
    Sense id: en-李-ko-character-5l~FErZf Categories (other): Korean surnames, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean hanja, Korean links with redundant wikilinks, Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable, Korean terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Middle Korean hanja Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 0 2 10 0 0 6 6 12 25 24 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 7 0 0 4 4 8 29 27 21 Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Korean hanja: 65 35 Disambiguation of Korean links with redundant wikilinks: 71 29 Disambiguation of Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable: 70 30 Disambiguation of Korean terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 72 28 Disambiguation of Middle Korean hanja: 71 29
  2. (literary) hanja form of 리/이 (“plum tree”) Tags: form-of, hanja, literary Form of: 리/이 (extra: plum tree)
    Sense id: en-李-ko-character-6-L4L~JX Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 0 2 10 0 0 6 6 12 25 24 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 7 0 0 4 4 8 29 27 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 이관/리관 (igwan/rigwan) (alt: 李官), 이화/리화 (ihwa/rihwa) (alt: 李花), 도리 (dori) (alt: 桃李), 우리 (uri) (alt: 牛李), 욱리 (ungni) (alt: 郁李), 저리 (jeori) (alt: 楮李), 행리 (haengni) (alt: 行李), 이하부정관 (ihabujeonggwan/rihabujeonggwan) (alt: 李下不整冠), 리하부정관 (ihabujeonggwan/rihabujeonggwan) (alt: 李下不整冠)
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "李官",
      "roman": "igwan/rigwan",
      "word": "이관/리관"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "李花",
      "roman": "ihwa/rihwa",
      "word": "이화/리화"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "桃李",
      "roman": "dori",
      "word": "도리"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "牛李",
      "roman": "uri",
      "word": "우리"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "郁李",
      "roman": "ungni",
      "word": "욱리"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "楮李",
      "roman": "jeori",
      "word": "저리"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "行李",
      "roman": "haengni",
      "word": "행리"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "李下不整冠",
      "roman": "ihabujeonggwan/rihabujeonggwan",
      "word": "이하부정관"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "李下不整冠",
      "roman": "ihabujeonggwan/rihabujeonggwan",
      "word": "리하부정관"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "오얏나무 리",
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      ]
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    }
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          "_dis": "70 30",
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          "_dis": "72 28",
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          "_dis": "71 29",
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      ],
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      ],
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        }
      ],
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          "extra": "plum tree",
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        }
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    {
      "ipa": "[i(ː)]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "이(ː)"
    },
    {
      "other": "[이(ː)]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɾi]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "리"
    },
    {
      "other": "[리]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "李"
}
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    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Korean terms derived from Middle Chinese",
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    "Korean terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Middle Korean hanja",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
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      "alt": "李官",
      "roman": "igwan/rigwan",
      "word": "이관/리관"
    },
    {
      "alt": "李花",
      "roman": "ihwa/rihwa",
      "word": "이화/리화"
    },
    {
      "alt": "桃李",
      "roman": "dori",
      "word": "도리"
    },
    {
      "alt": "牛李",
      "roman": "uri",
      "word": "우리"
    },
    {
      "alt": "郁李",
      "roman": "ungni",
      "word": "욱리"
    },
    {
      "alt": "楮李",
      "roman": "jeori",
      "word": "저리"
    },
    {
      "alt": "行李",
      "roman": "haengni",
      "word": "행리"
    },
    {
      "alt": "李下不整冠",
      "roman": "ihabujeonggwan/rihabujeonggwan",
      "word": "이하부정관"
    },
    {
      "alt": "李下不整冠",
      "roman": "ihabujeonggwan/rihabujeonggwan",
      "word": "리하부정관"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "오얏나무 리",
      "roman": "oyannamu ri",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ko",
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          "리",
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      "ipa": "[i(ː)]",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "이(ː)"
    },
    {
      "other": "[이(ː)]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɾi]",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "리"
    },
    {
      "other": "[리]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "李"
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: word-initial (South Korea) 오얏나무 이 (oyannamu i)",
  "path": [
    "李"
  ],
  "section": "Korean",
  "subsection": "hanja",
  "title": "李",
  "trace": ""
}

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