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Character #27 · The First 1000

lǐ

inside

lining; interior; inside; internal; li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood

lining; interior; inside; internal

Strokes
712
TraditionalSimplified
裡 里
Poster cell
AA1
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • nàli there
  • nǎlǐ where?
  • jiālǐ home
  • lǐbian inside
  • gōnglǐ kilometer
  • xīnli in one's heart
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 里裡

Write 里裡 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, lǐ, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell AA1 · 28 × 36 grid

里裡 is #27 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 里 mean in English?
里 (lǐ) means "inside": lining; interior; inside; internal; li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood.
How do you pronounce 里?
里 is pronounced lǐ in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄌㄧˇ.
How many strokes does 里 have?
The simplified form, 里, has 7 strokes. The traditional form, 裡, has 12.
What is the traditional form of 里?
The traditional form of 里 is 裡. 里 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 裡 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 里?
Common words that use 里 include 那里 (nàli, there), 哪里 (nǎlǐ, where?), 家里 (jiālǐ, home), 里边 (lǐbian, inside).
How common is 里?
里 is number 27 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell AA1 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.