Li | DisamKB

E81602

Chinese surname surname

Li is a common Chinese surname, historically borne by some members of the Jewish community of Kaifeng.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinese surname → surname →
associatedWithReligion	Buddhism → Chinese folk religion → Judaism → Taoism →
cantoneseYaleForm	Lei →
category	Chinese-language surnames → Surnames of Jewish origin in China →
culturalSignificance	one of the classic Chinese surnames →
frequencyRankInChina	one of the most common surnames in China →
genderAssociation	gender-neutral surname →
hasHomophonousSurnames	Li (different characters with same pronunciation) →
hasVariantSpelling	Lai → Lee → Lei →
historicallyBorneBy	members of the Jewish community of Kaifeng →
japaneseOnReading	Ri →
jyutpingForm	Lei5 →
koreanReading	I →
koreanVariant	Lee →
languageOfOrigin	Chinese →
linkedToHistoricalCommunity	Kaifeng Jewish community →
meaning	plum →
notableHistoricalBearersInclude	Chinese poets → Chinese politicians → Chinese scientists → emperors of the Tang dynasty →
originatesFrom	ancient Chinese clan names →
regionOfUsage	Chinese diaspora communities → East Asia →
romanizationOf	Chinese character 李 →
romanizationSystem	Hanyu Pinyin →
script	Chinese characters →
transliteratedFrom	Pinyin →
usedAs	family name →
usedByEthnicGroup	Han Chinese → Hui → Kaifeng Jews →
usedInCountry	China → Malaysia → Singapore → Taiwan → United States →
vietnameseReading	Lý →
WadeGilesForm	Li →
YaleRomanization	Lih →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Li Dazhao → Li Hongzhang → Li Keqiang → Li Lisan → Li Min → Li Na → Li Ning → Li Weihan → Li Yuanhong → Li Zongren →	familyName
Shi (surname associated with Kaifeng Jews) ("Li (Kaifeng Jewish surname)") → Shi (surname associated with Kaifeng Jews) ("Li (Chinese surname)") →	coOccursWithSurnames
Chinese Jews of Kaifeng →	commonSurnames
Li ("Li (different characters with same pronunciation)") →	hasHomophonousSurnames
Ai ("Li (Chinese surname)") →	sharesCategoryWith
Lê ("Chinese surname Li (李)") →	sharesOriginWith
Li →	WadeGilesForm