驪 (lí) - Li — a pure black horse & deep black

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lí ｜ 29 strokes ｜ radical:

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驪 · lí

Li — a pure black horse;

deep black;

ancient place name;

also refers to Mount Li in Shaanxi.

Li — a pure black horsedeep blackancient place name

Usage highlights

Pure black horseMount LiDeep blackLi peopleLi dragonLi pearl

Synonyms

  • 黑— black (color)
  • 玄— dark black; profound
  • 烏— crow black; dark

Antonyms

  • 白— white
  • 皓— bright white

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • A pure black horse (驪馬).
  • Mount Li in Shaanxi (驪山).
  • The deep black color (驪色).
  • The Li people, an ancient ethnic group (驪戎).

Collocations

  • Pure black horse(驪馬)
  • Mount Li(驪山)
  • Deep black(驪色)
  • Li people(驪戎)
  • Li dragon(驪龍)
  • Li pearl(驪珠)

Idioms

  • To pluck a pearl from under the black dragon's chin(探驪得珠)
  • A team of four black horses(驪駒四牡)
  • The black dragon's pearl(驪龍頷下珠)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Mount Li (驪山) is a historically significant location in Shaanxi, associated with the Tang dynasty and the story of Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei.
  • In ancient texts, '驪' often symbolizes rarity and value, as in the idiom '探驪得珠' (plucking a pearl from the black dragon), meaning to grasp the essence of something.
  • The character is associated with the Li people (驪戎), an ancient ethnic group during the Spring and Autumn period.

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