li /liː/ noun6 •The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).It was a whole day's journey from I-ch'eng to Chü-wo which, in turn, is about 60 li east of Chiang Chou — one of the most important cities in southern Shansi and a center for curio-dealers. — 1927 •The Korean mile, a traditional unit of distance equivalent to about 393 m. •A meaningful ceremony or ritual; etiquette, behaviour. •In solfège, the raised sixth note of a major scale (the note A-sharp in the fixed-do system). •A traditional Chinese unit of weight, equal to one-thousandth of a liang, or fifty milligrams. •An ancient Chinese cauldron having three hollow legs. formslis