厘
variant of 釐|厘[li2]
Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀[Ai1]
one hundredth / centi-
厘 character breakdown
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
factory / yard / depot / workhouse / works / (industrial) plant
Mnemonic symbol: a chocolate factory. Charlie Chaplin (ch) is overjoyed to see that in the anglepod's living room (ang3), a small chocolate factory (厂) is for sale. He buys it, shaves his mustache, grows his hair a bit and renames himself to Willy Wonka to live in the chocolate factory.
variant of 裡|里[li3]
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[li3]
li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
Characters with 厘 as component
grain (unit of weight, approx. 0.065 grams) / Taiwan pr. [li3]
centigram (old) (single-character equivalent of 釐克|厘克[li2 ke4])
centigram (old) / single-character equivalent of 釐克|厘克[li2 ke4]
Words with 厘
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom) / a miss is as good as a mile
the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom) / a miss is as good as a mile
Sentences with 厘
厘 currently does not appear in any sentence.