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哩

2 readings · tap one to hear it

(modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5])

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Strokes
10
Radical
口 +7
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
哩
Common rank
#2,665
Unicode
U+54E9

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 哩 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 里 sound ( lǐ )

Components 口 里

How to remember it

mile · Heisig RSH #1549

口 mouth + computer

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 哩

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
机哩瓜拉 jī lī guā lā (Taiwan) see 嘰哩咕嚕|叽哩咕噜[ji1 li5 gu1 lu1]
哩哩罗罗 lī lī luō luō endless mumbling (onom.); verbose and incomprehensible; talking endlessly
加哩 jiā lǐ (loanword) curry
英哩 yīng lǐ variant of 英里[ying1 li3]
哩溜歪斜 lī liū wāi xié crooked; deformed; twisted
咖哩 kā lǐ (Tw) (loanword) curry; colloquial pr. [ga1li3] or [ga1li2]
稀哩哗啦 xī li huā lā variant of 稀里嘩啦|稀里哗啦[xi1 li5 hua1 la1]
批哩啪啦 pī li pā lā variant of 噼里啪啦[pi1 li5 pa1 la1]
哩哩啦啦 lī lī lā lā scattered; intermittent; sporadic; on and off; stop and go
劈哩啪啦 pī li pā lā variant of 噼里啪啦[pi1 li5 pa1 la1]
叽哩咕噜 jī li gū lū (onom.) to jabber; to rumble
哩哩啰啰 lī li luō luō verbose or unclear in speech; rambling and indistinct
唏哩哗啦 xī li huā lā variant of 稀里嘩啦|稀里哗啦[xi1 li5 hua1 la1]
哔哩哔哩 Bī lī bī lī Bilibili, Chinese video-sharing website featuring scrolled user comments 彈幕|弹幕[dan4 mu4] o…
啫哩 zhě lí variant of 啫喱[zhe3 li2]

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 里 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
里 sound part lǐ unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
理 lǐ science, reason, logic; to manage
埋 mái to bury; to conceal; to plant
厘 lí one thousandth
狸 lí fox
鲤 lǐ carp
俚 lǐ rustic, vulgar, unpolished; mean
悝 kuī to laugh at; to pity; sad; afflicted
陧 niè chaos, disorder
锂 lǐ lithium
娌 lǐ brother's wife