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厘
釐
lí
1. one hundredth
2. centi-
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

厘
lí
one thousandth
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (18)

公厘
gōnglí
decigram
厘克
líkè
centigram
厘升
líshēng
centiliter
厘米
límǐ
centimeter
HSK 5
厘金
líjīn
a form of transit taxation in China introduced to finance armies to suppress the Taiping Rebellion
巴厘
Bālí
Bali (island province of Indonesia)
厘清
líqīng
to clarify (the facts)
厘米
límǐ
centimeter
HSK 5
巴厘岛
BālíDǎo
Bali (island in Indonesia)
无厘头
wúlítóu
silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century
车厘子
chēlízi
(American) cherry (loanword)
析毫剖厘
xīháopōulí
to analyze in the finest detail
立方厘米
lìfānglímǐ
cubic centimeter
失之毫厘，谬以千里
shīzhīháolí,miùyǐqiānlǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差之千里
shīzhīháolí,chàzhīqiānlǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差以千里
shīzhīháolí,chàyǐqiānlǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
差之毫厘，失之千里
chāzhīháolí,shīzhīqiānlǐ
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
差之毫厘，谬以千里
chāzhīháolí,miùyǐqiānlǐ
the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)

Alternate Entries

厘
lí
variant of [[釐|厘<lí>]]
厘
Lí
Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors [[炎帝<Yándì>]] descended from Shennong [[神農|神农<Shénnóng>]] Farmer God, also known as Ai [[哀<Āi>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,261
Word Frequency Rank
3,029 of 84,292