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里氏

Lǐ shì

2-character word

What 里氏 means

1. (seismology) Richter (scale)

The characters in 里氏

• 里lǐlining; interior; inside
• 氏shì(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏; (bound form) maiden name; née…

Words starting with 里氏

• 里氏震级Lǐ shì zhèn jí(seismology) Richter scale

Sounds the same

Read Lǐ shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 理事member of council; (literary) to take care of matters
• 李氏the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)

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