璃

lí

(phonetic character used in transliteration of foreign names)

Taiwan pr. [li4]; variant of 璃[li2]; colored glaze; glass

jade (王) + sound lí (离) = colored glaze or glass

王 here is a variant of 玉 (jade), signaling this character belongs to the world of precious, lustrous materials. 离 contributes the sound lí and carries no semantic weight here.

王+离→璃
王Variant of 玉Semantic
离To leavePhonetic

桌上放着一个玻璃杯。

zhuō shang fàng zhe yī gè bō lí bēi。

There is a glass cup on the table.

这扇玻璃窗让房间看起来更亮。

zhè shàn bō lí chuāng ràng fáng jiān kàn qǐ lái gèng liàng。

This glass window makes the room look brighter.

Words with 璃

玻璃

bō li

glass

钢化玻璃

gāng huà bō li

reinforced glass

风档玻璃

fēng dàng bō li

windscreen (car window)

不碎玻璃

bù suì bō li

shatterproof or safety glass

中空玻璃

zhōng kōng bō li

double glazing

挡风玻璃

dǎng fēng bō li

windshield

有机玻璃

yǒu jī bō li

plexiglass

毛玻璃

máo bō li

frosted glass

玻璃化

bō li huà

vitrification

玻璃市

bō lí shì

Perlis, state of Malaysia adjacent to Thailand, capital Kangar 加央[Jia1 yang1]

玻璃心

bō li xīn

(slang) overly sensitive

玻璃水

bō li shuǐ

windshield washer fluid

More characters with 王

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