• 50th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.28% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 431 words
  • Component in 52 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (li3)lining • interior • inside • internal • also written 裡|里[li3]
2. (li3)lining • interior • inside • internal • also written 裏|里[li3]
3. (Li3)Li (surname)
4. (li3)li (Chinese mile) • 500 meters (modern) • home • hometown • village • neighborhood • administrative unit

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (li3)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (li3)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

公里 
哪里 (哪裏)
心里 (心裡)
里面 (裡面)
这里 (這裏)
那里 (那裏)

Uncommon

三里屯 
卡路里 
可可西里 
嘴里 (嘴裡)
夜里 (夜裡)
家里 (家裡)
居里夫人 
平方公里 
心里话 (心裡話)
怀里 (懷裡)
故里 
歇斯底里 
水里 
海里 (海裡)
百里挑一 (百裡挑一)
稀里糊涂 (稀裏糊塗)
稀里哗啦 (稀裡嘩啦)
糊里糊涂 (糊裡糊塗)
英里 
万里 (萬里)
里边 (裡邊)
里头 (裡頭)
乡里 (鄉里)
里程 
里程碑 
阿里 
阿里巴巴 
香格里拉 
马德里 (馬德裡)
马里奥 (馬里奧)

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  • 74th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.22% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 455 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. miàn (mian4)face • side • surface • aspect • top • classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
2. miàn (mian4)variant of 麵|面[mian4]
3. miàn (mian4)flour • noodles

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

上面 
下面 
前面 
外面 
封面 
后面 (後面)
方面 
桌面 
界面 
画面 (畫面)
表面 
里面 (裡面)
见面 (見面)
铁面 (鐵面)
面前 
面对 (面對)
面包 (麵包)

Uncommon

一面 
假面 
侧面 (側面)
全面 
冷面 
出面 
反面 
地面 
场面 (場面)
对面 (對面)
局面 
层面 (層面)
市面 
平面 
店面 
拉面 (拉麵)
拌面 (拌麵)
扑面 (撲面)
方便面 (方便麵)
正面 
水面 
泡面 (泡麵)
洗面 
洗面奶 
泪流满面 (淚流滿面)
满面 (滿面)
炒面 (炒麵)
炸酱面 (炸醬麵)
热干面 (熱乾面)
牛肉面 (牛肉麵)
当面 (當面)
背面 
台面 (臺面)
谋面 (謀面)
负面 (負面)
路面 
迎面 
双面 (雙面)
面值 
面具 
面向 (面嚮)
面壁 
面子 
面孔 
面容 
面对面 (面對面)
面料 
面目 
面积 (面積)
面膜 
面临 (面臨)
面色 
面试 (面試)
面貌 
面部 
面霜 
页面 (頁面)
面条 (麵條)
面粉 (麵粉)
面糊 (麵糊)
面团 (麵糰)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.