哩
li
#1,946 most
frequent character
(modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5])
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
哩 joins 口 mouth with 里 lǐ, which supplies the sound. It began as an empty syllable that kept the beat in poetry. The mile and the little particle 哩 were both borrowed for the sound.
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