里 inside

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ㄌㄧ ˇ

lǐ

inside

里 is a 7 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as lǐ in the third tone.

In traditional Chinese the characters 裡 or 裏 may be used instead.

It is made up of the components 田 (field) and 土 (earth).

4 stories have been written about this character — see all

Li is inside a field built on earth
by poptart

inside the field is earth.
by obabobu

I get inside nature, by tilling the EARTH of the FIELDS.
by BobWebb

Tilling a FIELD of EARTH is a form of meditation that gives me peace <inside>. I happi[ly] teach it to others in the <NEIGHBORHOOD>.
by vms5q

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We found 1 pronunciation for 里

Definitions for 里 pronounced as lǐ

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