厘 lí

manage, control; thousandth part of tael

HSK 5 #2262

DEFINITIONS

厘 lí
  • variant of 釐|厘[li2]
  • Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀[Ai1]
  • one hundredth
  • centi-

STROKES

厘 stroke order diagram
厘 stroke order animation

WORDS

厘米 lí mǐ
HSK 5
centimeter
巴厘岛 bā lí dǎo Bali (island in Indonesia)
公厘 gōng lí millimeter
厘金 lí jīn a form of transit taxation in China introduced to finance armies to suppress the Taiping Rebellion
失之毫厘，谬以千里 shī zhī háo lí ， miù yǐ qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，謬以千里 shī zhī háo lí ， miù yǐ qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差之千里 shī zhī háo lí ， chà zhī qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差以千里 shī zhī háo lí ， chà yǐ qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
差之毫厘，失之千里 chā zhī háo lí ， shī zhī qiān lǐ the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom); a miss is as good as a mile
差之毫厘，谬以千里 chā zhī háo lí ， miù yǐ qiān lǐ the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom); a miss is as good as a mile
巴厘 bā lí Bali (island province of Indonesia)
巴厘島 bā lí dǎo Bali (island in Indonesia)
市厘 shì lí li (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ millimeter)
析毫剖厘 xī háo pōu lí to analyze in the finest detail
梳乎厘 shū hū lí soufflé (loanword)
梳芙厘 shū fú lí soufflé (loanword)
毫厘不爽 háo lí bù shuǎng not to deviate an iota (idiom); to be extremely accurate
无厘头 wú lí tóu silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century
無厘頭 wú lí tóu silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century
立方厘米 lì fāng lí mǐ cubic centimeter
车厘子 chē lí zi (American) cherry (loanword)
厘克 lí kè centigram
厘升 lí shēng centiliter
厘析 lí xī to analyze in detail
厘清 lí qīng to clarify (the facts); clarification
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