HanTrace

厘

lí

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Meaning

  • 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-
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  • variant of 釐|厘[li2]

Example

我的哥哥比我大两岁,但他却比我矮三厘米。

My brother is two years older than me, but three centimeters shorter.

From 厘米 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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