How to write 里 (lǐ, “interior”)
里 (lǐ), an HSK 1 character, means “interior”, “lining” and “inside”. In traditional script some of its words keep 里 and others use 裡. On its own it is an HSK 1 word; it also forms 哪里 (“where?”), 这里 (“here”) and 那里 (“there”). Japanese reads it ri, “ri”.
- Pinyin
- lǐ
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 里 (“interior”)
- Traditional
- 裡
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
As a top-bottom character it splits into 田 (“field”), strokes 1–4; 土 (“earth”), strokes 5–7, written the top first.
- top leftdownwards
- top leftrightwards → downwards
- toprightwards
- centerrightwards
- topdown and right → downwards
- leftrightwards
- bottom leftrightwards
Japanese and Chinese
The two models differ in shape, so our comparison does not claim an order; compare the numbered frames yourself (7 strokes in Japanese, 7 strokes in Chinese).
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 里 · 7 strokes
- Traditional
- 裡 · 12 strokes · see its strokes
- Also traditional
- 里 itself, in 112 of its 239 CC-CEDICT words
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| lǐ third tone | interior; lining; inside; internal; also written 里 (lǐ) | 裡 | 哪里 这里 里面 公里 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 1
- 2021 standard
- level 1
- HSK 2.0
- in a level 1 word
- Words with it
- 166 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 里
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 里 裡 | lǐ | lining; interior HSK 1 |
| 哪里 哪裏 | nǎlǐ | where?; somewhere HSK 1 |
| 这里 這裡 | zhèlǐ | here HSK 1 |
| 那里 那裏 | nàlǐ | there; that place HSK 1 |
| 里面 裡面 | lǐmiàn | inside; interior HSK 2 |
| 心里 心裡 | xīnlǐ | chest; heart HSK 3 |
| 公里 | gōnglǐ | kilometer HSK 4 |
| 里头 裡頭 | lǐtou | inside; interior HSK 5 |
| 暗地里 暗地裡 | àndìlǐ | secretly; inwardly HSK 7-9 |
| 里程碑 | lǐchéngbēi | milestone HSK 7-9 |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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