利 (lì) — Chinese Character

利

lì

profit; benefit; advantage; interest (on capital); favorable; sharp

Radical: 刂 HSK 6 n, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

利 decomposes into the following components:

禾刂

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 利.

不利

bù lì

unfavorable

专利

zhuān lì

patent

互利

hù lì

mutually beneficial

亨利

hēng lì

Henry (name)

低利

dī lì

low interest

便利

biàn lì

convenient

俾利

bǐ lì

净利

jìng lì

凯利

kǎi lì

Kelly (person name)

创利

chuàng lì

to make a profit

利事

lì shì

lucky item (poster, envelope etc) made from red paper, used especially at Chinese New Year, also written 利是[li4 shi4]

利于

lì yú

be beneficial

Characters that share the radical 刂.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.