Lunar Month

NAME: Syaoran Li.
ENGLISH DUBBED NAME: Li Showron.
GENDER: Male.
DATE OF BIRTH: July 13 (CCS), April 1 (Tsubasa).
KNOWN RELATIVES: Meiling Li (cousin & ex-fiancee in CCS anime), Clow Reed, Yelan Li (mother), Fanren, Fuutie, Feimei, Shiefa Li (sisters), Wang Wei (guardian in CCS anime), Fujitaka (Adopted father in Tsubasa Chronicle).

Syaoran is a distant relative of Clow Reed, the creator of the Clow Cards. As a member of the Li clan of sorcerers from Hong Kong, of which Clow's mother was a member, Syaoran believes that he should be the one to inherit the Clow Cards, not Sakura Kinomoto. He first appears as an antagonist in the story, capturing a few cards for himself in the anime (though none in the manga). As the series progresses, and especially after Sakura is officially deemed the new master of the Cards, Syaoran drops his rivalistic attitude towards her and becomes her ally and friend, eventually falling in love with her and blushing at practically every sight of her. However, Sakura is completely oblivious to these feelings and thinks of him simply as a close friend.
Syaoran is shown, or at least implied, to be an excellent martial artist, swordsman (using a Chinese jian), and sorcerer. His magical abilities are centered around elemental spells using his sword or a collection of ofuda.

Although he claims certain Clow Cards for himself in the anime, Syaoran does not actually capture any Cards, as the act of capturing can only be performed using Sakura's sealing wand. However, if Syaoran has played a major role in weakening or cornering the Card entity prior to its capture, credit for the capture is awarded to him (as the materialized Card floats autonomously to its owner after capture). While Sakura writes her name in romaji on the Clow Cards, Syaoran writes his name in chinese characters.