Chun-Li (チュンリー, Chun-Rī?, based on Chinese [simplified: 春丽 traditional: 春麗] Chūn-Lì) is a video game character created by Capcom. First introduced in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, she has since appeared as a player character in each subsequent Street Fighter title. Her name in Mandarin is (chun 春 "spring", lì 丽 "beautiful"), meaning "spring beauty".

An undercover Interpol agent, Chun-Li enters Street Fighter II 's fighting tournament as a way of getting to its founder, M. Bison. She seeks to avenge her father, who was murdered while investigating Bison's crime syndicate, Shadaloo. Her signature move is the Hyakuretsukyaku (百裂脚, Hundred Rending Leg, commonly known as the Lightning Kick), which involves repeatedly kicking her opponent from a tilted standing position. Chun-Li is notable for being the first female to appear in a single-player fighting game, and has acquired the nickname "First Lady of Fighting Games" among enthusiasts. She is ranked fourth on Gamefly's list of Hottest Chicks Ever.

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