梨 (lí) — pear
Definition
noun
pear
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
Examples
- 梨。Wǒ měi tiān chī yí gè lí.I eat a pear every day.
- 梨。Wǒ zài chāo shì mǎi le sān gè lí.I bought three pears at the supermarket.
- 梨，。Zhè ge lí hěn tián, hěn hǎo chī.This pear is very sweet and delicious.
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.
梨 places 利 on top of 木, a tree, with 木 showing the tree sense and 利 giving the sound.
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