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The character 厘 is the simplified form of the traditional 釐, which originally depicted the act of regulating or managing affairs. In its current structure, the cliff radical 厂 forms an enclosing top-left boundary, with 里 underneath providing the phonetic component. Historically, the traditional character’s meaning centered on governance and careful administration. Over time, its primary sense shifted to denote a small unit of measurement, such as a millimeter or a cent, and a fraction of an interest rate. Thus, the usage evolved from describing administrative actions to representing precise, minute quantities in mathematics, finance, and measurement systems.
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这件衣服只差一厘米。
他测量了五厘米的长度。
误差不能超过一毫米。
这笔钱要精确到厘。
毫厘之差可能导致失败。
这项政策厘清了权责关系。
科学家需要厘米级的精度。
他的分析条分缕析，厘毫毕现。