里

lǐ

inside; interior; internal; within; in; lining; (of a place) inner; li, Chinese unit of distance equal to 0.5km; neighborhood; village; lane

Radical: 里 HSK 1 f, q ideographic

Components & Etymology

里 decomposes into the following components:

田 土

Words containing 里

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 里.

万里
wàn lǐ
Wan Li (1916-), PRC politician
乡里
xiāng lǐ
one's home town or village
佳里
jiā lǐ
Chiali town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
八里
bā lǐ
Pali township in Taipei county 臺北縣|台北县[Tai2 bei3 xian4], Taiwan
公里
gōng lǐ
kilometer
内里
nèi lǐ
凯里
kǎi lǐ
Kaili city in Guizhou, capital of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州
加里
jiā lǐ
Gary (name)
千里
qiān lǐ
a thousand miles
华里
huá lǐ
li (Chinese unit of distance)
哈里
hā lǐ
Harry or Hari (name)
哪里
nǎ lǐ
where?

Related characters (radical 里)

Characters that share the radical 里.

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