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栗
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chestnut

HSK 10 N1
Nature →Plants →Trees
lì
リツ、リ
くり、おののく
률
Depicts a tree (木) with chestnuts.
Components
◎ characterless component+ 木 tree =
栗 chestnut
◎ Iconic component
characterless component
Depicts chestnuts.
木 Iconic component
mù tree
Notes
Similar Characters
尞 burnt offering本 book朱 vermillion果 fruit桑 mulberry tree桼 varnish tree丟 mislay (trad)丢 discard (simp)丹 cinnabar red丽 magnificent (simp)乎 ooh!乱 chaos (jp)乳 breast亂 chaos (trad)争 contend (jp)事 matter云 utter (simp)亟 immediately亡 deceased亦 likewise
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
栗
Regular
Modern
Chinese
栗 [Lì]
surname Li
栗 [lì]
chestnut
栗 / 慄 [lì]
afraid; trembling
Japanese
栗 くり 、 クリ 同音
noun usually kana Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
栗は少なくとも15分は茹でなくてはいけない。
Chestnuts have to be boiled for at least fifteen minutes.
Japanese Names
栗 くり
Kuri female given namesurname
栗 くりさき
Kurisaki surname
栗 くりざき
Kurizaki surname
栗 たかくり
Takakuri surname
栗 たかくわ
Takakuwa surname
栗 まろん
Maron female given name
栗 りち
Richi surname
栗 りつ
Ritsu surname
CHINESE WORDS (99)
栗子 [lì​zi] #15,385
chestnut
板栗 [bǎn​lì] #18,044
Chinese chestnut
颤栗 [zhàn​lì] #20,284
variant of 戰慄|战栗[zhàn​lì]
不寒而栗 [bù​hán​'ér​lì] #38,078
shiver all over though not cold
栗色 [lì​sè] #26,756
maroon (color)
战栗 [zhàn​lì] #35,591
to tremble
醋栗 [cù​lì] #42,074
gooseberry
苗栗 [Miáo​lì] #52,254
Miaoli city and county in northwest Taiwan
火中取栗 [huǒ​zhōng​qǔ​lì] #54,917
lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)
苗栗县 [Miáo​lì​xiàn] #58,301
Miaoli county in northwest Taiwan
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JAPANESE WORDS (68)
栗色 [くりいろ] #16,115
chestnut-color
栗毛 [くりげ] #36,304
chestnut (horse coat color)
栗鼠 [りす] #48,751
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae)
片栗粉 [かたくりこ] #53,864
potato starch
火中の栗を拾う [かちゅうのくりをひろう] #82,038
to take a risk for someone
栗きんとん [くりきんとん] #84,786
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
甘栗 [あまぐり] #85,507
broiled sweet chestnuts
焼き栗 [やきぐり] #90,037
roasted chestnuts
どんぐりの背比べ [どんぐりのせいくらべ] #95,579
having very little difference between one another
⭐ 団栗 [どんぐり] #97,075
acorn
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