When the formation data identifies 里 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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里
Radical 166 of 214 · 7 strokes
Village
lǐ
Unicode uses 里 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
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Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.
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里lǐunit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; laneDetails+
semantic formation
Formation: A village (里) is an area of land (土) where people have fields (田). In simplified Chinese 里 is also used to mean "inside", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 裡.
- 田Semantic componentfield
- 土Semantic componentearth; dirt
- Category radical
- 里 village
- Visual structure
- 田 + 土
HSK words with 里3 words in this course
重zhòngheavy, weighty; to double, to repeatDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Pictograph of a person (亻) carrying a heavy basket (東).
- 亻Pictographic componentperson
- 東Pictographic componenteast
- Category radical
- 里 village
- Visual structure
- 千 + 里
HSK words with 重23 words in this course
量liàngmeasure, volume; amount, quantityDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 里 represents the meaning and 旦 represents the sound.
- 里Semantic componentvillage; (simp.) inside
- 旦Phonetic componentdawn; morning
- Category radical
- 里 village
- Visual structure
- 旦 + 里
HSK words with 量11 words in this course
野yěfield, open country; wildernessDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 田 and 土 represent the meaning, and 予 represents the sound.
- 田Semantic componentfield
- 土Semantic componentearth; dirt
- 予Phonetic componentgive; I
- Category radical
- 里 village
- Visual structure
- 里 + 予
HSK words with 野4 words in this course
Classification: Unicode 17.0 kRSUnicode. Structure: Make Me a Hanzi. Formation: Dong Chinese Lexicon where available, with a documented Make Me a Hanzi fallback. Method and licenses.