公厘 gōnglí millimeter Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 公 gōng noun international/metric international standard; related to the metric system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