li

Meanings

Plural: li, lis

Noun

• a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
• Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers
• The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).
• The Korean mile, a traditional unit of distance equivalent to about 393 m.
• A traditional Chinese unit of weight, equal to one-thousandth of a liang, or fifty milligrams.
• A meaningful ceremony or ritual; etiquette, behaviour.
• An ancient Chinese cauldron having three hollow legs.
• In solfège, the raised sixth note of a major scale (the note A-sharp in the fixed-do system).

Adjective Satellite

• being one more than fifty

Synonyms

51, A-sharp, atomic number 3, B-flat, Chinese mile, fifty-one, Korean mile, lithium, ta, te