What is a Li (Chinese) (里)?
Li (里) is a traditional Chinese unit of distance equal to 500 meters. It has been used in China for thousands of years and appears frequently in Chinese literature and proverbs.
Definition
Symbol
里
Category
Length
System
Chinese Traditional
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1 Li (Chinese) = 500000 Millimeter (mm)
1 Li (Chinese) = 50000 Centimeter (cm)
1 Li (Chinese) = 500 Meter (m)
1 Li (Chinese) = 0.5 Kilometer (km)
1 Li (Chinese) = 19685 Inch (in)
Common Uses
- Chinese literature and proverbs
- Historical distance reference
- Cultural expressions
