(lǐ)

neighborhood (administrative unit); Chinese mile; inside

How 里 is written

Strokes
7
Traditional
Simplified
(unchanged)

Common words using 里

哪裏 nǎlǐ
where?; somewhere; anywhere
裡面 lǐmiàn
inside; interior
這裏 zhèlǐ
here; variant of 這裡|这里
三里屯 sānlǐtún
Sanlitun (Beijing street name)
公里 gōnglǐ
kilometer
卡路里 kǎlùlǐ
calorie (loanword)
可可西里 kěkěxīlǐ
Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qing1 Zang4 gao1 yuan2]
嘴裡 zuǐlǐ
mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips
夜裡 yèli
during the night; at night; nighttime
家裡 jiālǐ
home
平方公里 píngfānggōnglǐ
square kilometer
心裡 xīnli
chest; heart; mind

里 in a sentence

這裡的里長很熱心。

Zhèlǐ de lǐzhǎng hěn rèxīn.

“The neighborhood chief here is very enthusiastic.”

How common is 里?

里 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 里

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