Gong Li, photo 1 of 2
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Photo credit

Photo
Gong Li Cannes 2016
By
Georges Biard
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Photo credit

Photo
Gong Li Cannes
By
Georges Biard
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Changes
Resized

巩俐

鞏俐
Gǒng Lì
proper noun #88,055

Meanings

  1. 1 Gong Li (international film star)

About Gong Li

born 1965 · 演员 actor

Actress who rose to fame in 张艺谋's films 红高粱 and 大红灯笼高高挂 and won best actress at Venice for 秋菊打官司; she later starred in Memoirs of a Geisha.

Also called  巩皇

Characters

Literally 'secure cleverness'.

Examples

HSK 6
Gǒng Lì shì yí wèi fēicháng yǒu cáihuá de yǎnyuán.
Gong Li is a very talented actress.

Tips

memory
Her surname 巩 is uncommon, but the character is everyday: it is the 巩 of 巩固, 'to consolidate'. 俐 is 'quick-witted', as in 伶俐. Fans call her 巩皇, 'Empress Gong'.

Stroke Order

巩 gǒng
俐 lì