Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Korean, Chinese Scripts 이(Korean Hangul) 李(Korean Hanja) 李(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /i/(Korean) /li/(Chinese) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Korean form of Li 1, from Sino-Korean 李 (i). This is the second most common surname in South Korea. It is also a variant Chinese romanization of Li 1. Related NamesDetails Rooti/lǐVariantsI, Yi(Korean) Li(Chinese) Same SpellingLee 1User SubmissionLee Categories archers, comedians, The Nanny characters, Turning Red characters, Virtua Tennis opponent characters