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梨

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pear; CL:個|个[ge4]

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HSK 3.0
Level 5
Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
11
Radical
木 +7
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
梨
Common rank
#1,571
Unicode
U+68A8

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Formation & memory

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How 梨 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 meaning “tree” + 利 sound ( lì )

Components 利 木

How to remember it

pear · Heisig RSH #2020

利 profit + 木 tree

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 梨

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
黄花梨木 huáng huā lí mù yellow rosewood
凤梨可乐达 fèng lí kě lè dá piña colada
梨花带雨 lí huā dài yǔ lit. like raindrops on a pear blossom (idiom); fig. tear-stained face of a beauty
南美梨 nán měi lí avocado (Persea americana)
空气凤梨 kōng qì fèng lí air plant (genus Tillandsia 鐵蘭屬|铁兰属[tie3 lan2 shu3])
梨树区 Lí shù Qū Lishu, a district of Jixi City 雞西市|鸡西市[Ji1 xi1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
梨树县 Lí shù Xiàn Lishu, a county in Siping City 四平市[Si4 ping2 Shi4], Jilin
高接梨 gāo jiē lí (Tw) high-grafted pear (a variety of Asian pear grown in Taiwan, produced by grafting scio…
亚洲梨 Yà zhōu lí Asian pear; sand pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
梨子 lí zi pear; CL:個|个[ge4]
山梨 Shān lí Yamanashi (prefecture in Japan)
山梨 shān lí rowan or mountain-ash (genus Sorbus)
水梨 shuǐ lí Asian pear; sand pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
黄梨 huáng lí pineapple; pear
梨园子弟 lí yuán zǐ dì Chinese opera performers
沙梨 shā lí Asian pear; sand pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
山梨醇 shān lí chún sorbitol C6H14O6 (sugar substitute and mild laxative)
梨果 lí guǒ pome
梨树 lí shù pear tree
雪梨 Xuě lí Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia (Tw)

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 利 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
利 sound part lì gains, advantage, profit, merit
莉 lì jasmine
俐 lì smooth; active; clever, sharp
痢 lì dysentery
唎 lì final particle; and? ok?
脷 lì beef tongue
猁 lì a kind of monkey
蜊 lí clam