里(lǐ)

HSK 17 strokesTrad. 裏
Readingslǐli

variant of 里

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Character information

Pinyin
lǐ / li
Meaning
variant of 里
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
裏

Origin & structure

Where 里 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱田土

Unit of measure for farm 田 land 土

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

Made of

田tián土tǔ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 裏: clothes

How to write 里 step by step

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

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Words with 里

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

gōng公lǐ里
HSK 2

kilometer

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jiā佳lǐ里

Jiali, a district in Tainan 台南, Taiwan

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nèi内lǐ里

the inside

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bā八lǐ里

Bali or Pali township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

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yī一rì日qiān千lǐ里

lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress

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qī七lǐ里hé河

see 七里河区

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qī七lǐ里hé河qū区

Qilihe, a district of Lanzhou City 兰州市, Gansu

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sān三lǐ里tún屯

Sanlitun (Beijing street name)

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公佳内八一日千七

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