| 李 | lǐ | plum; surname Li |
| 李自成 | Lǐ Zì chéng | Li ZiCheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty |
| 李鸿章 | Lǐ Hóng zhāng | Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat |
| 行李 | xíng li | luggage; CL:件 |
| 李大钊 | Lǐ Dà zhāo | Li Dazhao (1889-1927), early Chinese Marxist and founding member of the communist party |
| 李白 | Lǐ Bái | Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet |
| 李斯 | Lǐ Sī | Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and Prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 to 208 BC |
| 李世民 | Lǐ Shì mín | Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗 (599-649), reigned 626-649 |
| 李德 | Lǐ Dé | Otto Braun (1900-1974), Comintern adviser to the Chinese communist party 1932-1939 |
| 李煜 | Lǐ Yù | Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李后主, a renowned poet |
| 李子 | lǐ zi | plum; CL:个 |
| 李贽 | Lǐ Zhì | Li Zhi (1527-1602), late Ming philosopher, historian and writer |
| 李时珍 | Lǐ Shí zhēn | Lǐ Shízhēn (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of medical herbs 本草纲目 |
| 李卜克内西 | Lǐ bo kè nèi xī | Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826-1900), political activist and founding member of the German Socialist Party SPD |
| 李耳 | Lǐ Ěr | Lao Zi |
| 李富春 | Lǐ Fù chūn | Li Fuchun (1900-1975), communist politician |
| 李悝 | Lǐ Kuī | Li Kui (455-395 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of Wei state 魏国 |
| 李渊 | Lǐ Yuān | Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖 (566-635), reigned 618-626 |
| 以李报桃 | yǐ lǐ bào táo | lit. give a plum in exchange for a peach; to return a favor (idiom) |
| 伯纳斯・李 | Bó nà sī · Lǐ | Sir Tim Berners-Lee (1955-), British computer scientist and co-creator of the World Wide Web |
| 刺儿李 | cìr lǐ | gooseberry |
| 唐太宗李卫公问对 | Táng Tài zōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wèn Duì | ”Duke Li of Wei answering Emperor Taizong of Tang”, military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖 and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China武经七书 |
| 唐高祖李渊 | Táng Gāo zǔ Lǐ Yuān | Li Yuan (566-635), first Tang emperor Gaozu, reigned 618-626 |
| 大马士革李 | Dà mǎ shì gé lǐ | damson (fruit) |
| 张三李四 | Zhāng sān Lǐ sì | Zhang and Li (idiom); Zhang with tight trousers and Li with wide hat; Tom, Dick and Harry |
张三，
李四，
王五，
赵六 | Zhāng sān ,
Lǐ sì ,
Wáng wǔ ,
Zhào liù | four proverbial names; Tom, Dick and Harry |
| 张冠李戴 | Zhāng guān Lǐ dài | lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head; to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom); to confuse one thing with another |
张家长，
李家短 | Zhāng jiā cháng ,
Lǐ jiā duǎn | lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors |
| 张王李赵 | Zhāng Wáng Lǐ Zhào | anyone; Mr Average; any Tom, Dick or Harry |
| 托运行李 | tuō yùn xíng li | luggage that has been checked in (on flight) |
| 投桃报李 | tóu táo bào lǐ | toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor; to exchange gifts; Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. |
| 旋转行李传送带 | xuán zhuǎn xíng li chuán sòng dài | luggage conveyor belt; carousel |
| 李亚鹏 | Lǐ Yà péng | Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor |
| 李亨 | Lǐ Hēng | Li Heng, personal name of eighth Tang emperor Suzong 肃宗 (711-762), reigned 756-762 |
| 李代数 | Lǐ dài shù | Lie algebra (math.) |
| 李代桃僵 | lǐ dài táo jiāng | lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree; to substitute one thing for another; to carry the can for sb |
| 李伯元 | Lǐ Bó yuán | Li Boyuan or Li Baojia 李宝嘉 (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官场现形记 |
| 李俊 | Lǐ Jùn | Li Jun, fictional character from 水浒传 |
| 李修贤 | Lǐ Xiū xián | Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director |
| 李儇 | Lǐ Xuān | Li Xuan, personal name of nineteenth Tang emperor Xizong 僖宗 (862-888), reigned 873-888 |
| 李元昊 | Lǐ Yuán hào | Li Yuanhao (1003-1048), founding king of Xixia 西夏 in |
| 李先念 | Lǐ Xiān niàn | Li Xiannian (1909-1992), PRC general and politician |
| 李光耀 | Lǐ Guāng yào | Lee Kuan Yew (1923-), founding prime minister of Singapore 1959-1990 |
| 李克强 | Lǐ Kè qiáng | Li Keqiang (1955-), PRC politician, deputy premier from 2008 |
| 李公朴 | Lǐ Gōng pǔ | Li Gongpu (-1946), communist killed by Guomindang in Kunming in 1946 |
| 李冰 | Lǐ Bīng | Li Bing (c 230 BC) historical hydraulic engineer of DuJiangYan 都江堰 |
| 李冰冰 | Lǐ Bīng bīng | Li Bingbing (1973-), PRC film actress and pop star |
| 李劼人 | Lǐ Jié rén | Li Jieren (1891-1962), novelist |
| 李叔同 | Lǐ Shū tóng | Liu Shutong (1880-1942), painter, Buddhist monk and distinguished figure in New Culture movement after the Xinhai revolution 辛亥革命 of 1911 |
| 李哲 | Lǐ Zhé | Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗 (656-710), reigned 705-710 |
