• village;
  • hometown;
  • neighbor;

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

Usage in Korean

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

Additional notes

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.

Alternative forms

Words that derived from

마을
ma'eul
i
Kangxi radical:166
Strokes:7
Unicode:U+91CC
Cangjie input:
  • 田土 (WG)
Composition:
  • ⿱ 田 土
Writing order
里 Writing order

Neighboring radicals in the dictionary

References

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