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
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a long distance; a thousand miles
Yerevan, capital of Armenia yà měi ní yà
Kiribati (formerly the Gilbert Islands)
the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang
Kubrick
Toli County in Xinjiang, China
Tikrit
Pristina, capital of Kosovo kē suǒ wò
Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852), Russian author and dramatist
Mauritania
Mauritius
Manzhouli, city in Inner Mongolia, China
fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance
Silesia
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messy; slovenly; unkempt
Richter (name)
Richmond (place name or surname)
Rio Grande (Brasil)