釐 (lei4 | li2 ) : regulate, rectify

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釐

lei4

li2

[1] regulate; rectify; manage; control
[2] [measure] variant of 厘

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

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Stroke count: 18

Level: 3

Radical: (#166)

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

釐 / 厘

This word has been viewed 3738 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Nov 2009 05:16

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無釐頭 mou4 lei4 tau4 = nonsensical; illogical 粵

冇釐神氣 mou5 lei4 san4 hei3 = listless; bored 粵

冇釐癮頭 mou5 lei4 jan5 tau4 = bored; disappointed 粵

釐戥 lei4 dang2 = a small scale for weighing gold; a type of dragonfly 粵

釐定 lei4 ding6 li2 ding4 = work out and stipulate (rules and regulations etc.)

釐清 lei4 cing1 li2 qing1 = clarify; specify; demarcate

釐清界限 lei4 cing1 gaai3 haan6 li2 qing1 jie4 xian4 = set boundaries

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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: 釐
Unicode code for this character: U+91d0 (off-site link)

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