Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "里"

The character "里" has 7 strokes. Its radical is "里". View the introduction of "里"

Let's take a look at the stroke order of "里."

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The basic meaning of the Chinese character "里"

n.: neighbourhood; li; native place; inside (of a garment); lining; inner; inside (as opposed to outside)

quant.: li

Form words with "里"

百把里 about fifty kilometres

房间里 in a room

最近五年里 over the last five years

住在校园里 live on campus

夹在人群里 mingle with the crowd

在假日里 during the holidays

钻到地窖里 get down into a cellar

扎到人群里 penetrate into the crowd

记在笔记本里 write down in one's notebook

扎进书堆里 bury oneself in books

藏在衣袖里 conceal in one's sleeves

陷进淤泥里 settle in the mud

泡在盐水里 keep in brine

扎进水里 dive into the water

眼里里噙着泪水 tears are in one's eyes

蜷缩在巢穴里 crouch in a den

一头扎进水里 plunge headlong into the water

鸡窝里飞出金凤凰 a phoenix soars out of a chicken coop―a person of humble origin rises to prominence; a miracle occurs where no miracle seems possible

住在一条巷子里 live in an alley

眼睛里闪烁着泪花 eyes glistening with tears

Example phrases using "里"

• 机车把烟从烟囱里排放到大气中。

  A locomotive emits smoke from its funnel into the air.

• 住在该楼里的人都从这个门进出。

  All the residents of this building get in and out through this door.

• 我老忘记你不喜欢往咖啡里放糖。

  I keep forgetting that you don’t use/like sugar in your coffee.

• 过道里横七竖八地放着各种东西。

  The passage was cluttered with all sorts of things.

• 熄火后，炉子里的温度逐渐下降。

  The furnace cooled down slowly after the fire was put out.

• 空气里充满了烧焦的橡胶的味道。

  The smell of burning rubber filled the air.

• 奸商在食用油里羼杂了工业用油。

  The profiteers adulterated the cooking oil with oil for industrial use.

• 她的红头发在学校里总是很惹眼。

  Her red hair always made her conspicuous at school.

• 两下里再一碰头，事情就算定了。

  One more meeting between the two sides will get it settled.

• 电影里的爱情戏演得有点儿过火。

  The love scenes in the film were a bit overdone.

Explanation of Chinese character strokes

The types of Chinese character strokes refer to the classification of basic strokes that make up Chinese characters. According to traditional classification methods, the types of Chinese character strokes can be divided into eight major categories, namely: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, dot, lifting, hook, and turning. Here is a brief explanation of each type of stroke:

Horizontal: A straight line segment from left to right, such as the character "一".

Vertical: A vertical line segment from top to bottom, such as the character "丨".

Left-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the left, such as the character "丿".

Right-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the right, such as the character "乀".

Dot: A small dot, such as the character "丶".

Lifting: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and bends to the right, such as the character "㇀".

Hook: A hook shape formed at the end of a stroke, such as the character "亅".

Turning: A shape where the stroke turns in the middle, such as the character "乛".

These types of strokes can be combined to form complex Chinese characters, each composed of different strokes. Understanding the types of Chinese character strokes is very important for writing and recognizing Chinese characters.