厘
HSK 4

厘 (lí): thousandth part of tael

lí

thousandth part of tael

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Pinyin

lí

HSK Level

Level 4

Characters

1

English Meaning

thousandth part of tael

How to Write 厘 (lí)

厘 is written in 9 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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  9. 9

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Origin of 厘

A phono-semantic compound: 厂 (workshop) carries the meaning, and 里 hints at the pronunciation.

What 厘 is Made Of

厘 is built from 2 components:

厂cliff
里unit of distance equal to 0.5km

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Words Using 厘

Common Chinese words that contain 厘:

厘米

límǐ

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