厘
lí
one hundredth
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]; centi-
cliff shelter (厂) + sound lí (里) = tiny unit, one hundredth
里 lends the sound lí; 厂 suggests a cliff or shelter, hinting at something small and measured beneath a larger structure. The primary modern use is the unit prefix 'centi-', one hundredth of a base unit.
一厘米大约是手指甲的宽度。
yī lí mǐ dà yuē shì shǒu zhǐ jiǎ de kuān dù 。
One centimeter is roughly the width of a fingernail.
这块布少了两厘米，不够用。
zhè kuài bù shǎo le liǎng lí mǐ ，bù gòu yòng 。
This piece of cloth is two centimeters short, not enough to use.
Words with 厘
巴厘
bā lí
Bali (island province of Indonesia)
厘克
lí kè
centigram
厘升
lí shēng
centiliter
厘析
lí xī
to analyze in detail
厘清
lí qīng
to clarify (the facts)
厘米
lí mǐ
centimeter
公厘
gōng lí
millimeter
厘金
lí jīn
a form of transit taxation in China introduced to finance armies to suppress the Taiping Rebellion
失之毫厘，谬以千里
shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差之千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差以千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
峇厘
bā lí
Bali (island province of Indonesia) (Singapore, Malaysia)