篱 (lí) — fence, hedge, barrier (bound form)
Definition
篱 is a bound morph meaning 'fence/hedge' — it never stands alone, always combining with 笆 to form 篱笆 (bamboo/wooden fence), as in 竹篱笆.
bound form
fencehedgebarrier (bound form)
Examples
- 。Wǒ jiā yuàn zi zhōu wéi yǒu yì quān zhú lí ba.There is a circle of bamboo fence around our courtyard.
- 篱。Zhè dào fān lí dǎng zhù le cūn lǐ de yě zhū.This barrier blocked the wild boars from the village.
- 。Gǔ dài rén men yòng shù mù hé shí tou dā jiàn lí ba.In ancient times, people built fences using trees and stones.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 籬; 篱 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
離
離lí籬lí
Same sound today
The traditional form 籬 pairs 竹, bamboo, with 離, a sound part, to write a fence; the simplified 篱 is a later abbreviation.
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