Definitions
(adjective)
black; dark
(adjective)
many; numerous
(noun)
Li (ethnic group of Hainan)
Etymology
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The character 黎, originally denoting the color black or dark, is etymologically linked to the notion of the common people, visualized as the black-haired populace, and its construction combines components suggestive of grain and a blade, alluding to agrarian life. Its meaning gradually broadened to indicate the break of day, as in the word 黎明 for dawn, while concurrently maintaining its association with the masses in such expressions as 黎民, demonstrating a semantic evolution from concrete hue to abstract concepts of time and social hierarchy without undergoing graphical simplification.
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黎明时天很亮。
黎明的阳光很温暖。
黎民百姓都希望和平。
黎叔叔是我们家的邻居。
黎明前夕，整个城市都很安静。
黎族文化是中华民族的重要组成部分。
在黎明的微光中，他开始了新的一天。
黎曼几何是现代数学的一个基础分支。