HSK 1 · Positions

里

lǐ

inside

Stroke order of 里

里 is written with 7 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A farm field "田" sits on top of the earth "土": the seeds are inside the soil.

Parts: 田 field + 土 earth

Example sentence

猫在家里。

The cat is inside the house.

Words with 里

哪里where 这里here 那里there 家里at home; family 里边inside 夜里at night 里头inside 公里kilometre 心里in one's heart; in one's mind 里面inside

More words: Positions

上up; on; above 下down; under; below 前front; before 后back; after 左left 右right 外outside 中间middle; between 旁边beside; next to 上边above; top 下边below; bottom 前边in front 后边behind 左边left side 右边right side 里边inside 外边outside

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