place in today's Henan province

Components
丽 sound component

  Sound component

  

beautiful

阝 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

hill, place

place

Evolution

郦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
郦 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
郦 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
郦 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
郦 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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place in today's Henan province

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surname Li; ancient place name