里头
HSK 2 (2021)
里头 (lǐtou) · inside
里头 (lǐtou) means “inside”. It is written with 2 characters: 里 (in) + 头 (head). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 里头 is built
The characters
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)
头 tóu · head
What 头 is made of
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: high (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
里头有人吗？Lǐtou yǒu rén ma?Is anyone inside?
包里头有什么？Bāo lǐtou yǒu shénme?What's inside the bag?
Questions about 里头
What does 里头 mean?
里头 (lǐtou) means “inside”.
How do you pronounce 里头?
里头 is pronounced lǐtou.
Which HSK level is 里头?
里头 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 家里jiālǐat home
- 里边lǐbianinside
- 哪里nǎlǐwhere
- 那里nàlithere
- 这里zhèlǐhere
- 公里gōnglǐkilometer
- 心里xīnliin one's heart
- 夜里yèliat night
- 里面lǐmiàninside
- 手里shǒulǐin (one's) hand
Learn 里头 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.