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xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
利
利lì梨lí
Same sound today

梨 places 利 on top of 木, a tree, with 木 showing the tree sense and 利 giving the sound.

Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5HSK 2.0 Level 5Fruits

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