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声旁 · 里 gives the sound
里 carries the sound in 8 characters, including 理.
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里lǐvariant of 里/lining/interior/inside/internal/also written 里/Li (surname)/li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
同声旁 · SAME SOUND COMPONENT
The component is the clue: once you can read 里, you can guess all of these.
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理 | lǐ | texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order/reason/logic/truth/science |
| 厘 | lí | variant of 釐|厘[li2]/Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀[Ai1]/one hundredth/centi- |
| 哩 | lǐ | mile/(modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5]) |
| 锂 | lǐ | lithium (chemistry) |
| 狸 | lí | (bound form) used in the names of small mammals/variant of 狸[li2] |
| 鲤 | lǐ | carp |
| 俚 | lǐ | old name for the 黎[Li2] ethnic group/rustic/vulgar/unrefined/abbr. for 俚語|俚语[li3 yu3], slang |
| 娌 | lǐ | see 妯娌[zhou2 li5] |
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A one-page Chinese lesson from the HSK 3 set, filed under 声 · Sound series. 里 carries the sound in 8 characters, including 理.
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