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厘克

釐克
líkè
measure word

Meanings

  1. 1 centigram (cg, one hundredth of a gram)

Examples

一厘克等于十毫克。
Yī líkè děngyú shí háokè.
One centigram equals ten milligrams.
这个样品只有几厘克重。
Zhège yàngpǐn zhǐyǒu jǐ líkè zhòng.
This sample only weighs a few centigrams.

Tips

memory
Chinese metric prefixes use a tidy ladder: 毫 (háo, 1/1000) → 厘 (lí, 1/100) → 分 (fēn, 1/10) → base unit (克 gram, 米 metre). 厘克 = centi-gram, just like 厘米 = centi-metre.

Stroke Order

厘 lí
克 kè