CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- li2
- English meanings
- pear, CL:個|个[ge4]
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 利; bottom 木.
Meaning & sound clues
木 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “tree”.
利 is identified as the sound component (lì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 梨.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
beautiful; pretty
example; case
clever
profit
power
encourage
experience; calendar
strict; severe
hundredth; centimeter
official; clerk
plum; surname
drip; Li River
raccoon dog; fox
law
used in 玻璃/琉璃
whetstone; sharpen; temper
gift
distant/apart from
erect
grain
inside
slave; clerical script
multitude; dark; Li
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