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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lì | li4
English translation
lychee

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

plant

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

艹劦

Semantic compound

cǎo

Phonetic compound

xié

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and xié represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
荔枝 lì zhī litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)荔枝 lì zhī
variant of [lì]
荔湾区 Lì wān qū Liwan district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市 Guǎng zhōu shì [Guǎng​zhōu​shì], Guangdong荔灣區
荔波 Lì bō Libo county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州 Qián nán zhōu [Qián​nán​zhōu], Guizhou荔波 Lì bō
荔波县 Lì bō xiàn Libo county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州 Qián nán zhōu [Qián​nán​zhōu], Guizhou荔波縣
大荔县 Dà lì Xiàn Dali County in Weinan 渭南 Wèi nán [Wèi​nán], Shaanxi大荔縣
番荔枝 fān lì zhī custard apple番荔枝 fān lì zhī
大荔 Dà lì Dali County in Weinan 渭南 Wèi nán [Wèi​nán], Shaanxi大荔 Dà lì
荔城 Lì chéng Licheng district of Putian city 莆田市 Pú tián shì [Pú​tián​shì], Fujian荔城 Lì chéng
荔城区 Lì chéng qū Licheng district of Putian city 莆田市 Pú tián shì [Pú​tián​shì], Fujian荔城區
荔浦县 Lì pǔ xiàn Lipu county in Guilin 桂林 Guì lín [Guì​lín], Guangxi荔浦縣

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