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梨
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pear

HSK 5 N1
Nature →Plants →Trees
lí
リ
なし
리
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 利 represents the sound.
Components
木 tree+ 利 profit =
梨 pear
木 Meaning component
mù tree
利 Phonetic component
lì profit
gains, advantage, profit, merit
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Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
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 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)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
梨
Regular
Modern
Chinese
梨 [lí]
pear; CL:個|个[gè]
Japanese
梨 、 梨子 (rare) なし 、 ナシ 同音
noun usually kana nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
箱の中には梨がいくつかある。
There are some pears in the box.
Japanese Names
梨 しな
Shina female given name
梨 なし
Nashi female given namesurname
梨 なしさき
Nashisaki surname
梨 り
Ri unclassified name
梨 りか
Rika female given name
梨 りん
Rin female given name
CHINESE WORDS (49)
鸭梨 [yā​lí] #13,056
Chinese white pear (Pyrus × bretschneideri)
鸭梨 [yā​lí] #13,056
Chinese white pear (Pyrus × bretschneideri)
雪梨 [Xuě​lí] #16,797
Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia (Tw)
梨子 [lí​zi] #29,861
pear
凤梨 [fèng​lí] #29,866
pineapple
凤梨 [fèng​lí] #29,866
pineapple
梨树 [Lí​shù] #38,650
Lishu county in Siping 四平, Jilin
梨树 [Lí​shù] #38,650
Lishu county in Siping 四平, Jilin
梨花带雨 [lí​huā​dài​yǔ] #43,630
lit. like raindrops on a pear blossom (idiom)
梨花带雨 [lí​huā​dài​yǔ] #43,630
lit. like raindrops on a pear blossom (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (47)
⭐ 梨 [なし] #19,717
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia)
梨花 [りか] #38,730
pear blossoms
山梨 [やまなし] #39,931
Yamanashi (city, prefecture)
山梨県 [やまなしけん] #41,907
Yamanashi Prefecture (Chūbu area)
玻璃 [はり] #45,515
quartz
花梨 [かりん] #50,546
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus)
阿闍梨 [あじゃり] #77,948
high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils)
洋梨 [ようなし] #78,504
European pear (Pyrus communis)
梨の礫 [なしのつぶて] #100,675
not getting a reply
梨園 [りえん] #111,602
theatrical world
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