釐

lí = li + Ø2

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]

厘 = 厂 + 里 : Li Qingzhao (li) wants to hide her chocolate factory (厂) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) because she thinks it is ugly. Thus, around the factory she planted a sunflower (里) every other centimeter (厘).

厘

釐

lí = li + Ø2

one hundredth / centi-

釐 character breakdown

釐
- 里
  - 土
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
  - 田
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
    - 囗
- 𠩺
  - 厂
  - 敇
    - 攵
      - 乂
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
      - 𠂉
        
        一
        
        丿
    - 朿
      - 冂
        
        丨
        
        ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
      - 木
        
        八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
        
        十
        
        一
        
        丨
      - ⺆
        
        丿
        
        ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅

里

裏

lǐ = li + Ø3

variant of 裡|里[li3]

里

裡

lǐ = li + Ø3

lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[li3]

里 = 土 + 田 : Mnemonic symbol: a sunflower. The 田 part looks like the blossom and 土 looks like the stem and leaves. Li Qingzhao (li) wants to put up a field (田) inside (里) the space station's living room (Ø3). First she puts some earth (土) here and there, and then she plants lots of sunflowers (里).

里

lǐ = li + Ø3

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

𠩺

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

to split open / crack