里子 (lǐ zǐ) — lining (of a garment, bag, or container)

Definition

noun

lining (of a garment, bag, or container)

Measure word · 层

里子，。
Zhè jiàn dà yī de lǐ zǐ hěn hòu, dōng tiān chuān hěn nuǎn huo.
The lining of this coat is very thick; it's warm to wear in winter.
，里子。
Tā xǐ huan zhè ge bāo, yīn wèi lǐ zǐ shì sī chóu zuò de.
He likes this bag because the lining is made of silk.
里子，。
Tā qīn shǒu fèng le yī fu de lǐ zǐ, fēi cháng xì xīn.
She sewed the lining of the clothes by herself, very carefully.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

里 refers to the inside, and 子 names that inner thing.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 裡; 里 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 里 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (里, 里面) it is 裡; in others (公里) it is 里 or 裏.

衤里裡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衤Written in full as衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

里

Same sound today

The form 裡 pairs 衤 (clothes) with 里 as a sound component.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.