里 lǐ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 里 — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- Made of
- 田 field, farm, arable land 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
里
lǐ
in, inside
Character
Example phrases
- 书在书包里。 Shū zài shūbāo li. The book is in the schoolbag.
- 猫在房间里睡觉。 Māo zài fángjiān lǐ shuìjiào. The cat is sleeping in the room.
- 家里没有人。 Jiā lǐ méiyǒu rén. There's nobody at home.
Related words
- 家里 jiālǐ at home, in the family
- 里边 lǐbian inside
- 哪里 nǎlǐ where; not at all (modest reply)
- 那里 nàlǐ there
- 这里 zhèlǐ here
- 下边 xiàbian below, underneath
- 外 wài outside, outer
- 下 xià down, below; to go down; to finish (work or class)
- 外边 wàibian outside
- 上边 shàngbian above, on top
- 旁边 pángbiān beside, next to
- 上 shàng on, above; to go up