懂中文 Dong Chinese

梨

lí

pear

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 利 represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

利 sound component

利  Sound component

lì

  

benefit

Evolution

梨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
梨 Clerical script Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
梨 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

梨  

lí

pear; opera; cut, slash; CL:個|个[gè]

Most common words with 梨
Freq.
Word
Meaning

梨

pear

鸭梨

Chinese white pear (Pyrus × bretschneideri)

雪梨

Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia (Tw)

梨子

pear

凤梨

pineapple