| 釐 | 21C30 10.11 | 部居  | 畫數 18 | ㄌㄧˊ [li2] (*ㄒㄧ [xi1] ). | ||
| N. | (1) One thousandth of a Chinese 尺 foot. (2) One hundredth of a 畝 [mu3]. (3) One thousandth of a 兩 [liang3] or tael; see Appendix C. (4) (Rate of interest) one tenth of one per cent: 月息四釐 a monthly interest of 0.4 per cent; 年息四釐 an annual interest of four per cent. (5) Short for 釐金：釐金，釐捐，釐卡 [li2jin1], [li2jUan1], [li2qia3]↓. (6) (Interch. 禧 *[xi1]) happiness: 恭祝新釐 a Happy New Year! | |||||
| V.t. | To regulate, rectify: 允釐百工 (AC) regulate the different offices; 釐定，釐正 [li2ding4], [li2zheng4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 釐卡 [li2qia3], n., see [li2jin1]↓. 2. 釐定 [li2ding4], v.t., to work out or draw up (rules, regulations, etc.), also 釐訂. 3. 釐革 [li2ge2], v.t., to reform, readjust (old practices, rules, etc.). 4. 釐正 [li2zheng4], v.t., to correct, amend, edit (texts, drafts, etc.). 5. 釐金 [li2jin1], n., an internal tax on the transit of goods (formerly, spelled“likin”). 6. 釐捐 [li2jUan1], n., (＝釐金 [li2jin1]↑). 7. 釐剔 [li2ti4], v.t., to strike out, expunge (anything superfluous). | |||||