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

WORDS

三厘米 sān lí mǐ three centimeters
十厘米 shí lí mǐ ten centimeters
厘子 lí zi cherry; cherries
差之毫厘 chà zhī háo lí missed by a hair; a tiny difference (idiom); the slightest deviation
差之毫厘 chà zhī háo lì a tiny difference; a very small discrepancy; a hair's breadth difference
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