梨 meaning and stroke order
Pear
How to write 梨, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 梨
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- pear
How 梨 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Tree.
木 gives the meaning and 利 hints at the sound.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 梨
梨 is a pictophonetic character: 木 (mù, tree) at the bottom tells you it grows on a tree, and 利 (lì) on top gives the sound. Picture a pear tree whose fruit is so sweet it brings you 利 (profit) at the market.
梨 (lí) appears most often as 梨子 (lízi) in everyday speech, and it shows up inside other fruit names like 凤梨 (fènglí, pineapple) and 鳄梨 (èlí, avocado). Example: 我想买两个梨。(Wǒ xiǎng mǎi liǎng gè lí.) I want to buy two pears.
Common mistake: Learners often write 利 alone or mix up the tones, since 利 is lì (fourth tone) but 梨 is lí (second tone). Also remember that 木 goes underneath 利, not on the left side.
Common words with 梨
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
梨 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 梨
How many strokes are in 梨?
梨 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 梨 mean?
梨 (lí) means pear. A common word with it is 雪梨 (Xuělí), meaning "snow pear (pyrus nivalis)".
How do you pronounce 梨?
梨 is pronounced lí, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 梨?
The radical of 梨 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 梨 under this radical.
Is 梨 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 梨 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why do some people avoid sharing a pear in China?
分梨 (fēn lí, to split a pear) sounds like 分离 (fēnlí, to separate). Because of this, some people avoid cutting a pear to share with friends or partners.
Do 凤梨 and 鳄梨 mean kinds of pear?
No. 凤梨 (fènglí) is pineapple and 鳄梨 (èlí) is avocado. The 梨 in these words just marks them as fruit names, so read the whole word rather than translating each character.