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里
Lǐ
1. Li (surname)
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 7 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

里
lǐ
unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
HSK 1 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

万里
Wànlǐ
Wanli township in New Taipei City [[新北市<Xīnběishì>]], Taiwan
道里
Dàolǐ
Daoli district of Harbin [[哈爾濱|哈尔滨<Hāěrbīn>]] in Heilongjiang
日里
rìlǐ
daytime
万里
WànLǐ
Wan Li (1916-), PRC politician
里边
lǐbian
inside
这里
zhèlǐ
here
怀里
huáilǐ
embrace
旋里
xuánlǐ
to return home
玉里
Yùlǐ
Yuli town in Hualien county [[花蓮縣|花莲县<Huāliánxiàn>]], east Taiwan
华里
huálǐ
li (Chinese unit of distance)
里外
lǐwài
inside and out
里脊
lǐji
(tender)loin (of pork, beef etc)
衬里
chènlǐ
lining
这里
zhèlǐ
variant of [[這裡|这里<zhèlǐ>]]
嘴里
zuǐlǐ
mouth
心里
xīnli
chest
托里
Tuōlǐ
Toli county in Tacheng prefecture [[塔城地區|塔城地区<Tǎchéngdìqū>]], Xinjiang
故里
gùlǐ
hometown
海里
hǎilǐ
nautical mile
湾里
Wānlǐ
Wanli district of Nanchang city [[南昌市]], Jiangxi

Alternate Entries

里
lǐ
variant of [[裡|里<lǐ>]]
HSK 1
里
lǐ
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written [[裏|里<lǐ>]]
HSK 1
里
lǐ
li (Chinese mile) / 500 meters (modern) / home / hometown / village / neighborhood / administrative unit
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
49
Word Frequency Rank
18 of 84,292

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