| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 李商隐 | Lǐ Shāng yǐn | Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet |
| 李嘉欣 | Lǐ Jiā xīn | Michele Monique Reis (1970-) actress, model and former Miss Hong Kong & Miss Chinese International |
| 李嘉诚 | Lǐ Jiā chéng | Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman |
| 李四 | Lǐ Sì | Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 张三, 李四, 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry |
| 李四光 | Lǐ Sì guāng | Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration |
| 李国豪 | Lǐ Guó háo | Brandon Lee (1965-1993), American actor, son of Bruce Lee |
| 李天王 | Lǐ tiān wáng | the pagoda bearing god |
| 李娃传 | Lǐ Wá zhuàn | Tale of courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行简 along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot |
| 李安 | Lǐ Ān | Ang Li (1954-), Taiwanese-American film director (films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 卧虎藏龙 and Brokeback Mountain 断背山) |
| 李宗仁 | Lǐ Zōng rén | Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction |
| 李宁 | Lǐ Níng | Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games |
| 李宝嘉 | Lǐ Bǎo jiā | Li Boyuan 李伯元 or Li Baojia (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官场现形记 |
| 李小龙 | Lǐ Xiǎo lóng | Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert |
| 李岚清 | Lǐ Lán qīng | Li Lanqing |
| 李希霍芬 | Lǐ xī huò fēn | Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 丝绸之路 |
