Chinese Word: 骊 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

骊 (Trad.: 驪)

Pinyin: lí

English Definition: black horse; jet steed; good horse; legendary black dragon

Chinese Definition:
①纯黑色的马。
②传说中黑色的龙：骊珠。
③并列：“骊驾四鹿”。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 馬

Pictophonetic:丽 indicates the sound; 马 (horse) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 马 [ mǎ ] horse; surname
- 丽 [ lì ] beautiful, elegant, magnificent

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探骊得珠	tàn lí dé zhū	to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation); to see through to the nub
骊山	lí shān	Mt Li near Xi'an with the tomb of the First Emperor
牝牡骊黄	pìn mǔ lí huáng	a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance
句骊河	jù lí hé	pre-Han name of Liao River 辽河
骊姬之乱	lí jī zhī luàn	Li Ji Rebellion in 657-651 BC, where concubine Li Ji tried to throne her son but was eventually defeated by Duke Wen of Jin 晋文公

1		xiǎo 小 lí 骊 de 的 yōu yì 优异 chéng jì 成绩， zhèng míng 证明 tā 她 de 的 jué dìng 决定 zhèng què 正确。 The decision proved a good one with Xiaoli becoming an outstanding student in her field.
2		lí 骊 zī 姿： hāi 嗨， wǒ 我 jiào 叫 lí 骊 zī 姿 · mù dí 穆迪 · bó ēn sī 伯恩斯， lái zì 来自 jiù jīn shān 旧金山。 wǒ yǒu 我有 yù dìng 预定。 Liz: Hi, I'm Liz Moody Burns from San Francisco. I have a reservation.
3		zài 在 liù 六 shì jì 世纪 zuǒ yòu 左右， lí 骊 jiān 靬 zhè ge 这个 dì míng 地名 jiù 就 xiāo shī 消失 le 了。 In the sixth century Liqian ceased to be used as a placename.
4		jìn wén gōng 晋文公 zǎo nián 早年 wèi 为 táo bì 逃避 jì mǔ 继母 lí 骊 jī 姬 de 的 pò hài 迫害， liú wáng 流亡 gè guó 各国。 In his youth, Lord Wen fled from his oppressive stepmother Liji and wandered through various states.
5		hái yǒu 还有 lí 骊 jiān 靬 zhè ge 这个 xiàn 县 míng 名， zài 在 dāng shí 当时 yě 也 yòng lái 用来 chēng hu 称呼 luó mǎ dì guó 罗马帝国。 Then there is the name of the town, Liqian, which may have been used at the time to refer to the Roman empire.

1		xiǎo 小 lí 骊 de 的 yōu yì 优异 chéng jì 成绩， zhèng míng 证明 tā 她 de 的 jué dìng 决定 zhèng què 正确。 The decision proved a good one with Xiaoli becoming an outstanding student in her field.
2		lí 骊 zī 姿： hāi 嗨， wǒ 我 jiào 叫 lí 骊 zī 姿 · mù dí 穆迪 · bó ēn sī 伯恩斯， lái zì 来自 jiù jīn shān 旧金山。 wǒ yǒu 我有 yù dìng 预定。 Liz: Hi, I'm Liz Moody Burns from San Francisco. I have a reservation.
3		zài 在 liù 六 shì jì 世纪 zuǒ yòu 左右， lí 骊 jiān 靬 zhè ge 这个 dì míng 地名 jiù 就 xiāo shī 消失 le 了。 In the sixth century Liqian ceased to be used as a placename.
4		jìn wén gōng 晋文公 zǎo nián 早年 wèi 为 táo bì 逃避 jì mǔ 继母 lí 骊 jī 姬 de 的 pò hài 迫害， liú wáng 流亡 gè guó 各国。 In his youth, Lord Wen fled from his oppressive stepmother Liji and wandered through various states.
5		hái yǒu 还有 lí 骊 jiān 靬 zhè ge 这个 xiàn 县 míng 名， zài 在 dāng shí 当时 yě 也 yòng lái 用来 chēng hu 称呼 luó mǎ dì guó 罗马帝国。 Then there is the name of the town, Liqian, which may have been used at the time to refer to the Roman empire.