釐

See also: 厘

Translingual

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲): phonetic 𠩺 + semantic 里

Han character

釐 (radical 166 里+11, 18 strokes, cangjie input 十大一田土 (JKMWG), four-corner 5821₄)

1. manage, control
2. 1/1000 (one thousandth) of a foot
3. the number 1/100; 0.01

References

• KangXi: page 1292, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40146
• Dae Jaweon: page 1795, character 9
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3684, character 7
• Unihan data for U+91D0

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Cantonese

Hanzi

釐 (simplified 厘, Jyutping hei1, lei4, Yale hei1, lei4)

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Japanese

Kanji

釐

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On: り (ri), き (ki), らい (rai)
• Kun: おさめる (osameru)

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Korean

Hanja

釐 (ri>i, hui, rae>nae)
Eumhun:

• Sound (hangeul): [[리>이, 희, 래>내#Korean|리>이, 희, 래>내]] (revised: ri>i, hui, rae>nae, McCune-Reischauer: ri>i, hŭi, rae>nae, Yale: li>i, huy, lay>nay)

• Name (hangeul): 고칠 리, 제육 희, 보리 래()

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Mandarin

Hanzi

釐 (simplified 厘, Pinyin lí (li2), xī (xi1), Wade-Giles li², hsi¹)

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Noun

釐 (traditional, Pinyin lí, simplified 厘)

1. centi-, 10⁻²

   厘米 centimeter

2. a fraction, a part
3. abreviation of 市厘, a traditionnal unit of measure ( see Chinese units of measurement )
4. currency unit : 0.001 元 or 0.1 分
5. unit of monthly interest (0.01%), unit of annual interest (1%)

Proper noun

釐 (traditional, Pinyin lí, simplified 厘)

1. Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors (炎帝), also known as Ai 哀

References

• "釐" (in Mandarin/English), MDBG English to Chinese dictionary ( Based on CC-CEDICT ). URL accessed on 2014-03-03.