inside

is composed of the BuShou of (clothes) and (residence, hometown). means the place where people live together, while is the picture of a clothes, which has the meaning of surrounding or encircling. In order to safeguard life and property, people will live together deep inside the places surrounded by natural barriers.

Vocabulary of 裡

  • 表裡 (exterior and interior)
  • 暗裡 (secretly)
  • 裡面 (interior)

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