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栗 (lì): Chestnut — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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栗

栗=西west+木tree

A tree (木) bearing chestnuts that resemble hanging shells or spiky fruits — chestnut tree.

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Related Words: 栗

栗子 • lì zi • chestnut

lì栗

zi子

chestnut

栗色 • lì sè • chestnut color; maroon

lì栗

sè色

chestnut color; maroon

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Example Sentences

tā他

yīn因

kǒng恐

jù惧

ér而

hún浑

shēn身

zhàn战

lì栗

。

He trembled all over with fear.

tā她

yǒu有

yì一

tóu头

piào漂

liang亮

de的

lì栗

sè

qiū秋

tiān天

shì是

chī吃

táng糖

chǎo炒

lì栗

zǐ子

de

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Pinyinlì

Meaningchestnut

Strokes10

Radical木

Traditional慄

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Zhuyinㄌㄧˋ

UnicodeU+6817

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cháng长

fà发

。

She has beautiful long maroon hair.

的

hǎo好

jì季

jié节

。

Autumn is a good season to eat sugar-fried chestnuts.

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俪lispouse; couple; parallel
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Characters with radical "木".

榻tàcot, couch, bed
桦huàtype of birch
檬méngtype of locust oracacia
桓huánvariety of tree; surname
札zháletter, note; correspondence
楞léngused for Ceylon in Buddhist texts

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