厘 (lí): Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀, one hundredth, centi-
厘 (lí) is a Chinese character meaning “li (c. 2000 bc), sixth of the legendary flame emperors 炎帝 descended from shennong 神農|神农 farmer god, also known as ai 哀.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 厂 (semantic) and 里 (phonetic). It ranks #2206 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 厘 workshop. Its radical form 厂 (cliff) appears in many related characters such as 原 (yuán, former), 厂 (hǎn, "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc), 历 (lì, to experience).
Definitions
- Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀
- one hundredth
- centi-
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 厘
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巴厘岛 | bā lí dǎo | Bali (island in Indonesia) |
| 公厘 | gōng lí | millimeter |
| 失之毫厘，差以千里 | shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ | a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) |
| 差之毫厘，失之千里 | chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ | the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom) |
| 失之毫厘，差之千里 | shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ | a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) |
| 立方厘米 | lì fāng lí mǐ | cubic centimeter |
| 无厘头 | wú lí tóu | silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century |
| 车厘子 | chē lí zi | (American) cherry (loanword) |
| 失之毫厘，谬以千里 | shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ | a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) |
| 差之毫厘，谬以千里 | chā zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ | the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom) |
| 毫厘不爽 | háo lí bù shuǎng | not to deviate an iota (idiom) |
| 厘金 | lí jīn | a form of transit taxation in China introduced to finance armies to suppress the Taiping Rebellion |
| 厘清 | lí qīng | to clarify (the facts) |
| 厘克 | lí kè | centigram |
| 市厘 | shì lí | li (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ millimeter) |
厘 appears in 23 compound words: 26 as the first character, 30 as the last, and 43 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 厘 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了厘字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le lí zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "厘" in the dictionary.
遭受洪水袭击 峇厘岛数百人紧急撤离
zāo shòu hóng shuǐ xí jī 峇 lí dǎo shǔ bǎi rén jǐn jí chè lí
Flooded hundreds of people in Bali were evacuated urgently
婆罗洲会展中心外严重车祸 两罗厘猛撞2人重伤
pó luó zhōu huì zhǎn zhōng xīn wài yán chóng chē huò liǎng luó lí měng zhuàng 2 rén chóng shāng
A serious car accident outside the Borneo Convention and Exhibition Center Two Luoli slammed into two people and seriously injured them
特稿丨厘清建设军事理论内容体系的实践路径
tè gǎo 丨 lí qīng jiàn shè jūn shì lǐ lùn nèi róng tǐ xì de shí jiàn lù jìng
Special Article丨Clarify the practical path of building a military theoretical content system
头孢停药三天能饮酒?车厘子含褪黑素可助眠?科学流言榜最新辟谣
tóu 孢 tíng yào sān tiān néng yǐn jiǔ ? chē lí zǐ hán 褪 hēi sù kě zhù mián ? kē xué liú yán bǎng zuì xīn pì yáo
Can you drink alcohol after stopping cephalosporin medication for three days? Can cherries contain melatonin to help you sleep? The latest rumors on the scientific rumor list
北港黄狗疑遭饲主高处丢下 警厘清其犯案动机
běi gǎng huáng gǒu yí zāo sì zhǔ gāo chǔ diū xià jǐng lí qīng qí fàn àn dòng jī
The Beigang yellow dog was suspected of being dropped by the owner at a height, and the police clarified his motive for committing the crime
失之毫厘，谬之千里。
Shī zhī háolí, miù zhī qiān lǐ.
Slight inattention can cause a great disaster.
12月份巴厘岛极其炎热和潮湿。
12 yuèfèn Bālí Dǎo jíqí yánrè hé cháoshī.
It is extremely hot and humid in Bali in December.
我的哥哥比我大两岁，但他却比我矮三厘米。
Wǒ de gēge bǐ wǒ dà liǎng suì, dàn tā què bǐ wǒ ǎi sān límǐ.
My brother is two years older than me, but three centimeters shorter.
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