⾥

village

lǐ (li3)

Radical no. 166 · 7 strokes (第 166 部首 · 7 画 dì 166 bùshǒu · 7 huà)

Radical ⾥ (lǐ) — meaning: village, 7 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates as a pictograph depicting a village or settlement area with houses arranged in a grid pattern. It consists of an outer boundary representing the village limits and inner strokes representing structures or dwellings.

Mnemonic: Picture a "box" with interior strokes as a village with houses arranged within defined boundaries.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

3 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 野yě

    erroneous variant of 野[ye3]

    HSK 6

    11 strokes

  • 量liàng

    capacity

    HSK 4

    12 strokes

  • 厘lí

    variant of 釐|厘[li2]

    18 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.