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
Wanli Township, New Taipei, Taiwan
the Great Wall
Changjiang River; Yangtze River
Changjiang River; Yangtze River
Yerevan, capital of Armenia (Tw)
Yerevan, capital of Armenia (Tw)
what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?; what's going on?
Surrey (county in England)
Surrey (county in south England)
Surrey (county in south England)
Suriname
Suriname River
Suriname River
travel widely and read many books
gain knowledge by both travel and reading
hardest part is near the end; don't relax early
to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books
to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books
gain knowledge from travel and from books
learn from books and from real life
neighbors; the whole neighborhood
neighbors; the whole neighborhood
not as it seems; two-faced
uneven; in disorder; everything sticking out
to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside