里 (lǐ)

variant of 裡|里[li3]

Etymology

A village (里) is an area of land (土) where people have fields (田). In simplified Chinese 里 is also used to mean "inside", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 裡.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“里,居也。从田,从土。”

Components

Example sentences

  1. 哪里? — Where?
  2. 哪里? — Where?
  3. 这里。 — Here.
  4. 这里! — Here!
  5. 看那里。 — Look there.

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