市厘 shìlí shili (length) Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 市 shì [traditional units] refers to the Chinese system of weights and measures, such as 市斤 shìjīn or 市尺 shìchǐ厘 釐 lí noun [unit of measure] (bound form) a unit of weight, length, or area equal to one-thousandth or one-hundredth of a standard unit; specifically one-thousandth of a 元 yuán or 0.05 grams; also used for centi- in metric terms like 厘米 límǐ