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)

2 characters

Stroke count

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Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 里lǐ

    li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m

    HSK 1

    7 strokes

  • 重zhòng

    heavy

    HSK 1

    9 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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