in; inside; hometown; native place; lǐ: the traditional Chinese unit of distance (市里), about half a kilometer
里 is in or inside; it also names a hometown and the traditional li, a distance of about half a kilometer.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC header gives 上下结构 and 会意; the classic account reads the field piece over the earth piece.
WHOLE CHARACTER
in; inside; hometown; native place; lǐ: the traditional Chinese unit of distance (市里), about half a kilometer
里 is in or inside; it also names a hometown and the traditional li, a distance of about half a kilometer.
ZDIC header gives 上下结构 and 会意; the classic account reads the field piece over the earth piece.
MEANING: FIELD
field; farmland
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.
In 里: meaning: field Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
MEANING: EARTH
earth; soil
Repeated in 垚.
In 里: meaning: earth Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
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