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Li can also be written with the Chinese character 里 (lǐ) meaning "neighbourhood; Village; lane" but also "lining; cloth".
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Li can also be written with the character 俐 (lì) meaning "smooth; clever; sharp". This is the character in Gong Li's name.
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Li means "plum" in Mandarin Chinese.
Li also means Jasmine. Reference source MDBG English-Chinese dictionary.
Li can also mean "plum" or "pear" in Chinese - depending on its tone - and can be used to form such names as "Li Hua (flower)", which means "pear blossom."
In Hebrew the name means "for me".
There is also a Li which means "beautiful" and is used in female names, such as Lili.

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