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
Soria, Spain
Somalia; variant of suǒ mǎ lǐ
Romário
Romário
old but still full of ambition
old but still have great ambition
Saint Patrick
(Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry
(Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry
Musudan-ri, North Korean missile test site
Yuanli, a town in Miaoli, Taiwan
Yuanli, a town in Miaoli, NW Taiwan
mozzarella (loanword)
li (Chinese unit of distance)
Lérida or Lleida, Spain
Lérida or Lleida, Spain
Wan Li (1916-2015), PRC politician
Wan Li (1916-2015), PRC politician
lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains
lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains
from far away; over a very long distance
from far away; after a long journey
Wanli Township, New Taipei, Taiwan