毫 háo — hair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one thousandth
他说的话毫无道理。Tā shuō de huà háo wú dào lǐ.What he said makes no sense at all.
Common words: 毫米 (háo mǐ)、毫升 (háo shēng)、丝毫 (sī háo)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "one thousandth"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "one thousandth", including 毫 (háo), 厘 (lí). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "one thousandth" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 毫 (háo), 厘 (lí) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span háo, lí — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 毫 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 毫 háohair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one thousandthUseful words: 毫米, 毫升
- 厘 líone thousandthUseful words: 厘米, 公厘
Common words for these 2 "one thousandth" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 毫 (háo) — so "one thousandth" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "one thousandth".
厘 lí — one thousandth
这条线段大约长三厘米。Zhè tiáo xiàn duàn dà yuē cháng sān lí mǐ.This line segment is about three centimeters long.
Common words: 厘米 (lí mǐ)、公厘 (gōng lí)、市厘 (shì lí)
All 2 characters
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