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12 strokes

grain (unit of weight, approx. 0.065 grams)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
grain (unit of weight, approx. 0.065 grams); Taiwan pr. [li3]
Strokes
12
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰口厘

A thousandth 厘 of a meal 口; 厘 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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

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zhě

(loanword) jelly; gel

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