璃

lí = li + Ø2

(phonetic character used in transliteration of foreign names) / Taiwan pr. [li4] / variant of 璃[li2]

璃 = 王 + 离 : Martin Luther King (王) and Li Qingzhao (li) want to color some glass just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). They attach their glass plate to the space station's centrifuge (离) and spin-coat the glass surface so that it gets a very nice glaze (璃).

璃

lí = li + Ø2

colored glaze / glass

璃

瓈

lí = li + Ø2

variant of 璃[li2]

璃 character breakdown

璃
- 王
  - 一
  - 土
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
- 离
  - 㐫
    - 亠
      - 一
      - 丶
    - 凶
      - 乂
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
      - 凵
  - 亠
    - 一
    - 丶
  - 凶
    - 乂
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 凵
  - 禸
    - 冂
      - 丨
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
    - 厶

王

wáng = w + ang2

king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great

王 = 一 + 土 : Mnemonic symbol: Martin Luther King. Willy Walrus (wu) is stuck in a heap of dirt (土) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). Martin Luther King (王) helps him by holding out a flute (一).

王

wàng = w + ang4

to rule / to reign over

离

chi̅ = ch + Ø1

mythical beast (archaic)

离

離

lí = li + Ø2

surname Li

离

離

lí = li + Ø2

to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire / ☲

离 = 亠 + 凶 + 禸 : Mnemonic symbol: from 离心机 or 离心分离机, a centrifuge.

离 = 亠 + 凶 + 禸 : Li Qingzhao is about to leave the space station. As a souvenir she put her beret in the space station's centrifuge and got a demon mask out. Angrily she tramples on the demon mask because what she wanted was a nice and modern hat.