栗 (lì) - Chestnut — a type of nut-bearing tree & trembling, fearful

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lì ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

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栗 · lì

Chestnut — a type of nut-bearing tree;

trembling, fearful;

a surname.

Chestnut — a type of nut-bearing treetrembling, fearfula surname.

Usage highlights

ChestnutTrembling with fearChestnut treeChestnut colorShiveringChestnut horse

Synonyms

  • 战栗— tremble, shiver (with fear)
  • 颤抖— tremble, quiver

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • We roasted chestnuts (栗子) over the fire.
  • He was trembling with fear (战栗).
  • Chestnut trees (栗树) are common in northern China.
  • The color chestnut brown (栗色) is warm and earthy.

Collocations

  • Chestnut(栗子)
  • Trembling with fear(战栗)
  • Chestnut tree(栗树)
  • Chestnut color(栗色)
  • Shivering(栗栗)
  • Chestnut horse(栗马)

Idioms

  • Trembling with fear(不寒而栗)
  • Shivering with cold(栗烈)
  • Chestnut-colored horse(火中取栗)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Chestnuts have been a food source in China for millennia, valued for their nutritional content.
  • The character also carries the extended meaning of 'trembling' or 'fearful', derived from the visual similarity of a shivering person to a chestnut bur.
  • 栗 is used as a surname in China, though it is not among the most common.

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