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琍

简璃 · 繁琍

Mandarin · pinyin lí

(phonetic character used in transliteration of foreign names)
Taiwan pr. lì
variant of 璃 lí

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琍: Look up this written character
璃: lí · glass

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2 · li2

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lei4

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(chiefly Taiwan) Used in transcription.

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