里 — Chinese character
里
lǐ
unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
- Pinyin
- lǐ
- Radical
- 166 ⾥ (Village)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 田 土
- Formation
- ideographic — Unit of measure for farm 田 land 土
- Traditional
- 裏 裡
- Japanese
- 里 as a kanji
Common words with 里
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 这里 (這裏) | zhè lǐ | variant of 这里 (zhè lǐ) |
| 这里 (這裡) | zhè lǐ | here |
| 哪里 (哪裏) | nǎ lǐ | where?; somewhere |
| 哪里 (哪裡) | nǎ lǐ | where?; somewhere |
| 那里 (那裏) | nà li | there; that place |
| 那里 (那裡) | nà li | there; that place |
| 里面 (裏面) | lǐ miàn | variant of 里面 (lǐ miàn) |
| 里面 (裡面) | lǐ miàn | inside; interior |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ | kilometer |
| 家里 (家裡) | jiā lǐ | home |
| 心里 (心裡) | xīn li | chest; heart; mind |
| 手里 (手裡) | shǒu lǐ | in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands |
English words written with 里
里 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 5 · Art of War 10 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 53 · Zhuangzi 40 · Great Learning 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 64
- Analects 4.1
- Analects 6.3
- Analects 8.6
- Analects 14.9
- Analects 15.5
- Art of War 2.1
- Art of War 6.6
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