棙 (lì) - Lì — a wooden gear or cog & a mechanism
棙 · lì
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
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.