inside; interior; internal

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 50th character
Radical ⾥ (166.0)
Strokes 7
Index # 721
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

里 lǐ
  1. 1. inside
  2. 2. interior
  3. 3. internal
  4. 4. neighborhood
  5. 5. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
  6. 6. TW borough, administrative unit between the township zhèn and neighborhood lín levels
  7. 7. Li (surname)
  8. 8. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
  9. 9. lining
  10. 10. also written
  11. 11. variant of

Stroke order

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Words containing 里

Word Meaning
to take it all in; to observe
not prepared to turn a blind eye
fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)
a small gift that shows deep feeling
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
Conakry, capital of Guinea
Conakry, capital of Guinea
in disorder; sound of rain or of sth falling down
diluted; thin
diluted; thin
(coll.) meek and civil in public, but a tyrant at home
Middlebury (College)
Middlebury (College)
muddle-headed; confused; mixed up
sweet and sour pork
Nad Ali, town in Helmand province, Afghanistan
Nad Ali, town in Helmand province, Afghanistan
Salisbury plain
Salisbury plain
Stonehenge; Salisbury stone circle
Stonehenge; Salisbury stone circle
Sophocles (496-406 BC), Greek playwright
Soria, Spain