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Regarding stroke order, there are slight variations by country:
• In South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, the top horizontal stroke 一 is drawn first.
• In China and Japan, the central vertical stroke is drawn before the two horizontal strokes 二.

It is used to refer to a small community or local area, often implying a sense of close-knit residence or hometown connection.

The character 里 is used as one of the administrative divisions in South Korea.

#158 — body

#159 — cart, vehicle, wagon, wheele

#160 — spicy, hot, bitter hardship

#161 — star shin, time shin, name of a star

#162 — to walk slowly, to go slowly

#163 — town, district

#164 — chicken, rooster

#165 — to distinguish, to separate, to discriminate

#166 — village, hometown, neighbor

#167 — metal, iron, gold, amount of money

#168 — long, leader, chief, master, person in authority, adult, to grow

#169 — gate, door, gateway, portal

#170 — hill

#171 — to reach, to extend to

#172 — tailed bird

#173 — rain

#174 — blue, azure, green, young, calm, serene

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