厘 (lei4 | li2) : centi-; unit of interest rate or currency

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厘

lei4

li2

[1] [measure] centi- (i.e. centimetre, centigram, centilitre)
[2] [measure] a unit of interest rate, equal to 1% annual interest (Note: occasionally pronounced lei1 in Jyutping)
[3] [measure] a unit of Chinese currency, equal to 0.001 yuan
[4] [n] very small amount; fraction; the least

(1) When used as a measure word, 厘 is the standard character while 釐 is the variant version.
(2) When used as a verb meaning "regulate", 厘 is the simplified version of 釐.

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 厂 (#27)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

厘

This word has been viewed 5549 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Nov 2009 05:49

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車厘子 ce1 lei4 zi2 = cherry 粵

花厘 faa1 lei4*2 = tip; gratuity 粵

厘米 lei4 mai5 li2 mi3 = centimeter

車厘茄 ce1 lei4 ke4*2 = cherry tomato

無厘頭 mou4 lei4 tau4 wu2 li2 tou2 = illogical; nonsensical; pointless 粵

立方厘米 laap6 /lap6 fong1 lei4 mai5 li4 fang1 li2 mi3 = cubic centimetre (centimeter)

冇厘搭霎 mou5 lei4 daap3 saap3 = not taking sth seriously 粵

厘升 lei4 sing1 li2 sheng1 = centilitre, centiliter (cl)

厘士 lei4*1 si6*2 = loanword for "lace" (also 喱士)

車厘子番茄 ce1 lei4 zi2 faan1 ke4*2 = cherry tomato
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Showing 1 example containing 厘

套戲好無厘頭但夠搞笑。粵
The movie is nonsensical but funny.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 厘
Unicode code for this character: U+5398 (off-site link)

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