01815 Chinese character of 哩 and pronounce lei1

The Chinese character【哩】is used to describe tone or emphasis, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

An interjection used to express questions or exclamations. Explanation: 1. Lilu: describes the way of speaking unclearly. Or it can be written as “lililulu”. For example: “What is he mumbling?” 2. Quantifier. A unit used in the United Kingdom and the United States to calculate length. One mile is equal to 1609 meters. Today it is called “mile”.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【哩】:lī

Cantonese Jyutping of 【哩】:lei1/lei5/le5

This section presents general background information on the Chinese character 【哩】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【哩】, for example:Describes tone or emphasis , It mainly means an interjection, used to ask questions or express feelings. .Given the broad interpretative scope of Chinese characters, certain deeper meanings and unique applications may be beyond this explanation.

【哩】exists independently, yet its interaction with other words enriches expressions, such as【那裡、什麼哩】(Mandarin Pinyin:nà lǐ 、shí me lǐ/ Cantonese Jyutping:naa5 leoi5 、sam6 mo1 lei1)

It takes 10 strokes to write this character,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,Here’s a sample sentence featuring this character.:


他現在在哪裡哩?

Where is he now?


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