利 — Chinese character

利

lì

gains, advantage, profit, merit

Pinyin: lì
Radical: 18 ⼑ (Knife)
Strokes: 7
Components: 禾刂
Formation: ideographic — Harvesting 刂 grain 禾
Japanese: 利 as a kanji

Common words with 利

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
利用	lì yòng	to exploit; to make use of
权利 (權利)	quán lì	right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth
利益	lì yì	benefit; (in sb's) interest
胜利 (勝利)	shèng lì	victory; 个 (gè)
福利	fú lì	benefit (provided by an employer or organization); (social) welfare
顺利 (順利)	shùn lì	smoothly; without a hitch
利润 (利潤)	lì rùn	profits
有利	yǒu lì	advantageous; favorable
专利 (專利)	zhuān lì	patent; sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people
不利	bù lì	unfavorable; disadvantageous
利率	lì lǜ	interest rate
盈利	yíng lì	profit; gain

English words written with 利

利 in the Chinese classics

Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 10 · Analects 11 · Art of War 52 · I Ching 117 · Mencius 39 · Zhuangzi 75 · Great Learning 9 · Doctrine of the Mean 1

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