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娌

lǐ

Character

What 娌 means

1. used in {妯娌|zhóu li}

Words containing 娌

• 妯娌zhóu liwives of brothers; sisters-in-law

Characters built on 里

These share the phonetic component 里 (lǐ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence
• 厘líone hundredth; centi-
• 哩lǐmile
• 锂lǐlithium (chemistry)
• 狸lí(bound form) used in the names of small mammals
• 鲤lǐcarp
• 俚lǐrustic; vulgar; unrefined

Sounds the same

Read lǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 里lining; interior; inside
• 理texture; grain (of wood); inner essence
• 礼gift; rite; ceremony
• 李plum
• 哩mile
• 俚rustic; vulgar; unrefined
• 澧Lishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖; surname Li
• 锂lithium (chemistry)
• 鲤carp
• 豊ceremonial vessel; variant of 礼
• 醴sweet wine
• 浬nautical mile