() - Lì — a wooden gear or cog & a mechanism

Tone 4

lì | 12 strokes | radical:

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Lì — a wooden gear or cog;

a mechanism;

also refers to a type of fruit tree (similar to a plum or pear).

Lì — a wooden gear or coga mechanismalso refers to a type of fruit tree

Usage highlights

wooden gearmechanismfruit treegear wheelcog mechanism

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The machine uses wooden gears (木棙).
  • He repaired the mechanism (机棙).
  • This is a type of fruit tree (棙树).

Collocations

  • wooden gear(木棙)
  • mechanism(机棙)
  • fruit tree(棙树)
  • gear wheel(棙轮)
  • cog mechanism(棙齿)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically used to describe wooden mechanical components in ancient machinery.
  • Also appears in some classical texts referring to specific types of fruit-bearing trees.

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