Definition of "li" in Englisch

noun

1. The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).

2. The Korean mile, a traditional unit of distance equivalent to about 393 m.

noun

1. A traditional Chinese unit of weight, equal to one-thousandth of a liang, or fifty milligrams.

noun

1. (Chinese philosophy) A meaningful ceremony or ritual; etiquette, behaviour.

noun

1. An ancient Chinese cauldron having three hollow legs.

noun

1. (music) In solfège, the raised sixth note of a major scale (the note A-sharp in the fixed-do system).