HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
那里
'There' or 'that place'. It is used to indicate a location away from both the speaker and the listener.
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Why does 那里 look like this?
'那' (nà) consists of '⻏' (city radical) and '𠀒'. Originally, it referred to a place name, but now it acts as a demonstrative. '里' (lǐ) combines '田' (field) and '土' (earth/soil), representing a village or an interior space. Together, they literally point to 'that place inside'.