• 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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  • 89th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.21% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 460 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (li3)texture • grain (of wood) • inner essence • intrinsic order • reason • logic • truth • science • natural science (esp. physics) • to manage • to pay attention to • to run (affairs) • to handle • to put in order • to tidy up

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

Common

心理 
整理 
理想 
理由 
理解 
管理 
处理 (處理)
护理 (護理)
道理 

Uncommon

不理 
代理 
修理 
伦理 (倫理)
助理 
原理 
合理 
哲理 
地理 
大理 
心安理得 
心理学 (心理學)
心理学家 (心理學家)
情理 
打理 
推理 
搭理 
料理 
明理 
条理 (條理)
梳理 
治理 
清理 
无理 (無理)
无理取闹 (無理取鬧)
物理 
理喻 
理工 
理念 
理性 
理所当然 (理所當然)
理智 
理会 (理會)
理直气壮 (理直氣壯)
理睬 
理科 
理论 (理論)
理财 (理財)
理发 (理髮)
理发师 (理髮師)
理发店 (理髮店)
生理 
真理 
管理员 (管理員)
纹理 (紋理)
经理 (經理)
总理 (總理)
总经理 (總經理)
自理 
处理器 (處理器)
调理 (調理)
讲理 (講理)
办理 (辦理)

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  • 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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  • 3198th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 9 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (li3)carp

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

鲤鱼 (鯉魚)

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  • 3198th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 9 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (li3)carp

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

鲤鱼 (鯉魚)

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  • 4343rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Li3)old name for the 黎[Li2] ethnic group
2. (li3)rustic • vulgar • unrefined • abbr. for 俚語|俚语[li3 yu3], slang

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

俚语 (俚語)

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  • 5012th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (li3)husband's brother's wife

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

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  • 6063rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kuī (kui1)to laugh at
2. (li3)worried • afflicted

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

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  • 4850th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (li3)lithium (chemistry)

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

锂电池 (鋰電池)

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  • 4850th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (li3)lithium (chemistry)

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

锂电池 (鋰電池)

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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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