Li (surname 栗)
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For other Chinese surnames also romanized as "Li", see Li (surname).
Not to be confused with Sù (surname 粟).
Lì is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 栗 in Chinese character. It is also spelled Leut according to the Cantonese pronunciation. Relatively uncommon, it is not listed in the Song Dynasty classic Hundred Family Surnames.[1][2]
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Pronunciation | Lì (Mandarin) Leut (Cantonese) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Chinese |
Word/name | Lilu, Li state |
Meaning | Chestnut |
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Li 栗 is the 249th most common surname in China, with a total population of about 300,000, half of whom live in Henan province.