(lǐ)

inside; interior; in

How 裡 is written

Strokes
12
Radical
— clothes
Traditional
Simplified

Components

Common words using 裡

這裡 zhèlǐ
here
哪裡 nǎlǐ
where?; somewhere; anywhere
夜裡 yèli
during the night; at night; nighttime
家裡 jiālǐ
home
心裡 xīnli
chest; heart; mind
裡面 lǐmiàn
inside; interior
那裡 nàli
there; that place
劈裡啪啦 pīlipāla
variant of 批哩啪啦[pi1 li5 pa1 la5]
吃裡爬外 chīlǐpáwài
to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds you
嘴裡 zuǐlǐ
mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips
字裡行間 zìlǐhángjiān
between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning; connotations
心裡話 xīnlihuà
(to express one's) true feelings; what is on one's mind; secret mind

裡 in a sentence

冰箱裡還有昨天買的水果。

Bīngxiāng lǐ háiyǒu zuótiān mǎi de shuǐguǒ.

“There is still fruit bought yesterday inside the refrigerator.”

How common is 裡?

裡 is the 50th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 30.5% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 裡

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