ㄌㄧ ˊ

lí

centi-

厘 is a 9 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as lí in the second tone.

In traditional Chinese the character 釐 may be used.

It is made up of the components 厂 (factory) and 里 (inside).

  • 厘
    ㄌㄧ ˊ

    lí

    centi-

    • 厂
      ㄔㄤ ˇ

      chǎng

      factory

    • 里
      ㄌㄧ ˇ

      lǐ

      inside

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INSIDE this FACTORY, we only use <CENTI>meters, not inches. We recent[ly] *up*dated our machines.
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Definitions for 厘 pronounced as lí

  • Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀[Ai1]
  • one hundredth
  • centi-
  • variant of 釐|厘[li2]

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