李 lǐ plum
怎么记住“李”: 木 tree + 子 child = plum. Up in the tree a child shakes the branches until her grandfather below is showered with one plum after another.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
originally 來 + 子
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
李 = 木 tree + 子 child
- 木 tree shape only
- 子 child meaning
Up in the tree a child shakes the branches until her grandfather below is showered with one plum after another.
How it came to be
The top part was first wheat, there for the sound, and slowly changed into a tree.
用法
- A plum (fruit/tree), and one of the most common Chinese surnames, 李 (Lǐ).
- Everyday hidden use: 行李 (xíngli) luggage, here 李 is toneless and has nothing to do with plums, so don't parse the compound literally.
- 桃李 (táolǐ) 'peaches and plums' figuratively means one's students/protégés.
含“李”的词语
例句
- 你的行李超过20公斤了。 Nǐ de xíngli chāoguò èrshí gōngjīn le.Your luggage weighs over 20 kilograms.