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犁 (lí): Plow (noun) — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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犁

利lì · sharp

犁=利lì · sharp+牛niú · ox

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Example Sentences

nóng农

mín民

zhèng正

zài在

tián田

lǐ里

lí犁

dì地

。

The farmer is plowing the field.

chūn春

tiān天

shì是

kāi开

lí犁

de的

hǎo好

shí时

jié

lí犁

huá铧

xū需

yào要

dìng定

qī期

gēng更

huàn换

Information

Pinyinlí

Meaningplow (noun), to plow (verb)

Strokes11

Radical牛

Traditional犁

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Zhuyinㄌㄧˊ

UnicodeU+7281

CangjieHHNIJ

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节

。

Spring is a good time to start plowing.

。

The plowshare needs regular replacement.

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Characters pronounced "li".

荔lìlichee
哩līmile
俐lìView details
傈lìtribe
俪lispouse; couple; parallel
喱lígramme; syllable

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "牛".

牟mùmake; seek, get; barley; low
犊dúcalf
牛niúox, cow, cattle
牵qiānto lead along; to pull; implicate
牢láopen, enclosure, prison
犀xīrhinoceros

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