厘 lí one thousandth
How to remember 厘: 厂 factory + 里 in = one thousandth. On the old factory wall the climber checks her rope, and the crack in the brick is so thin it measures just one thousandth of a metre.
Component breakdown
厘 = 厂 factory + 里 in
- 厂 factory
- 里 in
- 日 sun
- 土 earth
On the old factory wall the climber checks her rope, and the crack in the brick is so thin it measures just one thousandth of a metre.
How it is used
- Bound character meaning "one thousandth"; in practice it survives almost only in 厘米 límǐ "centimeter".
- Rare and mostly technical/measurement contexts otherwise - not a character you'll see used freely.