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

Li (Chinese) Conversions

Li (Chinese) → MillimeterLi (Chinese) → CentimeterLi (Chinese) → MeterLi (Chinese) → KilometerLi (Chinese) → InchLi (Chinese) → FootLi (Chinese) → YardLi (Chinese) → MileLi (Chinese) → NanometerLi (Chinese) → MicrometerLi (Chinese) → Ri (Korean)Li (Chinese) → ShakuLi (Chinese) → Ken

Related Units

What is a Millimeter?What is a Centimeter?What is a Meter?What is a Kilometer?What is a Inch?What is a Foot?What is a Yard?What is a Mile?What is a Nanometer?What is a Micrometer?What is a Ri (Korean)?What is a Shaku?What is a Ken?