• 1946th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 9 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (li1)this (Cantonese) • see also 呢[ni1] • see also 哩哩羅羅|哩哩罗罗[li1 li1 luo1 luo1]
2. (li3)mile (unit of length equal to 1,609.344 m) • old form of modern 英里[ying1 li3]
3. li (li5)(modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5])

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (li1)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for (li1)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for (li3)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
4. Pronunciation clue for (li3)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
5. Pronunciation clue for li (li5)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
6. Pronunciation clue for li (li5)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Uncommon

咖哩 
哩哩啦啦 
啫哩 
叽哩咕噜 (嘰哩咕嚕)

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  • 2732nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 13 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (li2)raccoon dog • fox-like animal
2. (li2)variant of 狸[li2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (li2)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for (li2)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

狐狸 

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  • 2732nd most frequent character
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  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 0 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (li2)variant of 狸[li2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (li2)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for (li2)The component is pronounced as 'zhì' (zhi4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for (li2)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

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  • 2257th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 16 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (li2)one hundredth • centi-
2. (Li2)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]
3. (li2)one hundredth • centi-

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (li2)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for (li2)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

厘米 

Uncommon

巴厘岛 (巴厘島)
无厘头 (無厘頭)

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  • 2257th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Li2)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]
2. (li2)one hundredth • centi-

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (li2)The component is pronounced as '' (li2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (li2)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for (li2)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

厘米 (釐米)

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  • 5799th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (li2)grain weight

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (li2)The component is pronounced as '' (li2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (li2)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Uncommon

咖喱 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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