# li

> English word · Noun · IPA /liː/ · frequency rank #4,685

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
An early romanization of Chinese Mandarin 里 (lǐ). As a Korean unit, via the Yale romanization of Korean 리 (ri), from the Chinese distance.

## Easily confused with
- **Lt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-lt)
- **lo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-lo)
- **LP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-lp)
- **LN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-ln)
- **Ls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-ls)
- **lu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-lu)
- **LV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-lv)
- **LR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-lr)
- **LM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-lm)
- **LJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-lj)
- **lx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-lx)
- **LZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-lz)
- **lot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-lot)
- **low** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-low)
- **lol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-lol)
- **lie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-lie)
- **los** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-los)
- **log** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-log)
- **lit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-lit)
- **lip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/li-vs-lip)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/li