Radical 里 – Village / Mile

Pinyin: lǐ
Strokes: 7 strokes
Variants: None

Meaning

Village, Chinese mile (li), neighbourhood

Memory tipA field 田 on earth 土 – where people live, a village; also a unit of distance. Characters with 里 relate to villages, distance and measuring: 里 (inside; li), 野 (wilderness), 量 (measure), 重 (heavy).

HSK characters with 里 (4)

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里lǐHSK 1
重zhòngHSK 1
量liángHSK 2
野yěHSK 6

Other 7-stroke radicals

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Radical 里 – Village / Mile

HSK characters with 里 (4)

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