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里

Traditional: 裏 · 裡

lǐ

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lǐ · leoi5 · lei5 (Jyutping)

  1. variant of 裡|里[li3]
  2. lining
  3. interior
  4. inside
  5. internal
  6. also written 裏|里[li3]
  7. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
  8. neighborhood
  9. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
  10. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
  11. surname Li

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Character breakdown

里

Meaning
unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
Radical
里
Strokes
7
Components
⿱田土
Cangjie
WG
Four-corner
6010.4

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