哩 (li)
sentence-final particle indicating a continuing state or emphasis
How 哩 is written
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Traditional
- 哩
- Simplified
- 哩 (unchanged)
Components
哩 has 3 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- lī
- this (Cantonese); see also 呢[ni1]; see also 哩哩羅羅|哩哩罗罗[li1 li1 luo1 luo1]
- lǐ
- mile (unit of length equal to 1,609.344 m); old form of modern 英里[ying1 li3]
- li
- (modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5])
Common words using 哩
- 咖哩 kāli
- curry
- 啫哩 zhělī
- jelly (loan); gel
- 哩哩啦啦 līlīlālā
- scattered; intermittent; sporadic
- 嘰哩咕嚕 jīligūlū
- (onomatopoeia) to jabber; to rumble
哩 in a sentence
這件事沒那麼簡單哩！
Zhè jiàn shì méi nàme jiǎndān li!
“This matter isn't that simple!”
How common is 哩?
哩 is the 1,946th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 96.9% of all running text.
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