Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Korean, Chinese Scripts 이(Korean Hangul) 李(Korean Hanja) 李(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. LEE(Chinese) [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Korean form of Li 1, from Sino-Korean 李 (i). It is also a variant Chinese romanization of Li 1. Related NamesDetails VariantsI, Yi(Korean) Li(Chinese) Same SpellingLee 1User SubmissionLee Categories comedians, The Nanny characters, Virtua Tennis opponent characters