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犁
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plow

HSK 10
Objects →Tools →Implements
lí
リ、レイ、リュウ
すき
리
To use an ox 牛 to harvest 刂 grain 禾; 利 also provides the pronunciation
Components
利 profit+ 牛 cow =
犁 plow
利 Meaning component
lì profit
gains, advantage, profit, merit
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牛 Meaning component
niú cow
cow, ox, bull
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
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)
犁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
犁 [lí]
plow
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (35)
伊犁 [Yī​lí] #27,848
the Ili river basin around Turpan in Xinjiang
犁头 [lí​tóu] #68,672
plowshare
犁头 [lí​tóu] #68,672
plowshare
犁地 [lí​dì] #68,779
to plow
孙犁 [Sūn​Lí] #47,597
Sun Li (1913-2002), novelist
孙犁 [Sūn​Lí] #47,597
Sun Li (1913-2002), novelist
爬犁 [pá​lí] #52,497
sledge
伊犁河 [Yī​lí​Hé] #53,547
Ili River in central Asia
伊犁哈萨克自治州 [Yī​lí​Hā​sà​kè​zì​zhì​zhōu] #57,567
Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
伊犁哈萨克自治州 [Yī​lí​Hā​sà​kè​zì​zhì​zhōu] #57,567
Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
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