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釐

xī

manage, control; thousandth part of tael

Strokes
18
Radical
里
HSK
—
Tone
1

Other readings: lí

Simplified form: 厘

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 厘, the simplified form of 釐. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 失之毫厘,谬之千里。

    Shī zhī háo lí miù zhī qiān lǐ

    Slight inattention can cause a great disaster.

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  • 我的哥哥比我大两岁,但他却比我矮三厘米。

    Wǒ de gē ge bǐ wǒ dà liǎng suì dàn tā què bǐ wǒ ǎi sān lí mǐ

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

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Words containing 厘

  • 厘米lí mǐ 2–3 centimeter