麗 (lì)
beautiful, elegant, magnificent
Etymology
Pictograph of a deer (鹿) with two beautiful antlers.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》:“麗,旅行也。鹿之性見食急則必旅行。从鹿,丽聲。《禮》‘麗皮納聘’,蓋鹿皮也。,古文;,篆文麗字。”
Components
- ◎ (iconic) — Depicts two beautiful antlers on the head of a deer.
- 鹿 (iconic)