手里
HSK 4 (2021)
手里 (shǒulǐ) · in (one's) hand
手里 (shǒulǐ) means “in (one's) hand”. It is written with 2 characters: 手 (hand) + 里 (in). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 手里 is built
The characters
手 shǒu · hand
What 手 is made of
手 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.
Origin hint: A hand with the fingers splayed (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
里 lǐ · in
What 里 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Unit of measure for farm 田 land 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他手里拿着一本书。Tā shǒu lǐ ná zhe yī běn shū.He is holding a book in his hand.
你手里是什么？Nǐ shǒu lǐ shì shénme?What's in your hand?
Questions about 手里
What does 手里 mean?
手里 (shǒulǐ) means “in (one's) hand”.
How do you pronounce 手里?
手里 is pronounced shǒulǐ.
Which HSK level is 手里?
手里 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 手机shǒujīmobile phone
- 洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet
- 举手jǔshǒuto raise one's hand
- 手表shǒubiǎowatch (wristwatch)
- 对手duìshǒuopponent
- 歌手gēshǒusinger
- 手续shǒuxùprocedures
- 手指shǒuzhǐfinger
- 握手wòshǒuto shake hands
- 选手xuǎnshǒucontestant
Learn 手里 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 56: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.