梨 lí pear
pear; opera
怎么记住“梨”: 利 benefit + 木 tree = pear. The farmer sees a real benefit at the end of the season, all thanks to one old tree that gives the sweetest pear in the valley.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
梨 = 利 benefit + 木 tree
- 利 benefit sound
- 禾 grain
- 刂 knife
- 木 tree meaning
The farmer sees a real benefit at the end of the season, all thanks to one old tree that gives the sweetest pear in the valley.
How it came to be
The tree at the bottom gives the meaning and the top part gives the sound.
用法
- The fruit pear; can stand alone in writing or menus, though spoken Chinese often adds a suffix or just says 梨子 in some regions.
- 梨园 líyuán, literally "pear garden", is a literary/historical term for the world of Chinese opera, tracing back to a Tang-dynasty training academy. You'll meet it in cultural or historical writing, not daily speech.
- Not to be confused with 离 lí (to leave/separate), same pinyin, unrelated meaning, common listening trap.