lei4琍
Jyutpinglei4
Yalelèih
Definition
Glass, or a phonetic character used in transliterations.
- literaryglass
- a phonetic character used in transliterations of foreign names
writtenother
How it's used
This character is almost exclusively encountered as a phonetic component in names, particularly in transliterations of foreign names like 瑪琍. It is rarely used in isolation to convey meaning, as the standard character for glass is 玻璃. You will rarely see it outside of specific proper nouns or historical texts.
Examples
Related words
Common phrases
Mary
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 璃, which is the standard character used in 玻璃. Using 琍 in place of 璃 in everyday words will be seen as a misspelling.
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Grammar guides
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