里
lǐLǐ HSK1

village

里 (裡) lǐ frequency
inside directional
the interior, internal part, or space within something

那个蓝色的书包里装满了他上课需要用的各种书本。

nà gè lán​sè de shū​bāo lǐ zhuāng​mǎn le tā shàng​kè xū​yào yòng de gè zhǒng shū​běn.

That blue schoolbag is filled with the various books he needs for class.

lining directional
the inner layer or surface of a garment, bag, or fabric

这件皮衣的面儿是黑的，里儿是红的。

zhè jiàn pí​yī de miàn​r shì hēi de, lǐ r shì hóng de.

The outer surface of this leather jacket is black, and the lining is red.

里 lǐ
li measure word
a traditional Chinese unit of distance, now standardized at 500 meters

学校离这里有三里地。

xué​xiào lí zhè​lǐ yǒu sān lǐ​dì.

The school is three 'li' from here.

ancient unit directional
an ancient Chinese administrative division consisting of twenty-five families

在古代，二十五家被编为一里。

zài gǔ​dài, èr​shí​wǔ jiā bèi biān​wéi yī lǐ.

In ancient times, twenty-five households were organized into a 'li'.

borough place name
a basic administrative unit in Taiwan, positioned between the township and neighborhood levels

这位里长非常关心社区的发展。

zhè wèi lǐ zhǎng fēi​cháng guān​xīn shè​qū de fā​zhǎn.

This neighborhood head cares deeply about the community's development.

neighborhood directional
a residential community, neighborhood, or home village

他住在这一里，大家都认识他。

tā zhù zài zhè yī lǐ, dà​jiā dōu rèn​shi tā.

He lives in this neighborhood, and everyone knows him.

里 Lǐ
Li proper name
Li (surname)

里先生是这位医生的老朋友。

Lǐ xiān​sheng shì zhè wèi yī​shēng de lǎo péng​you.

Mr. Li is an old friend of this doctor.

Frequency
Character
Written text
50th most common 2779.2 per million
Movie subtitles
43rd most common 4071.1 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
1886.2 per million appears in 99% of films
Written text
1030.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Traditional
裡裏
Strokes
7
Unicode
U+91CC

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)