哩(lī)

10 strokes
Readingslīlǐli

mile

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Character information

Pinyin
lī / lǐ / li
Meaning
mile
Strokes
10
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 哩 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口里

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 里 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu里lǐ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 哩 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 哩

Common words using 哩 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiā加lī哩

(loanword) curry

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kā咖lī哩

(Tw) (loanword) curry; colloquial pr. [ga1li3] or [ga1li2]

Open 咖哩 page →
zhě啫lī哩

variant of 啫喱[zhe3 li2]

Open 啫哩 page →

Related characters

From 哩’s common words

加咖啫

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