篱 (lí) - fence, hedge, bamboo fence & barrier or enclosure made of bamboo or other

篱Tone 2

lí ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

俊梁

篱 · lí

fence, hedge, bamboo fence;

barrier or enclosure made of bamboo or other materials

fence, hedge, bamboo fencebarrier or enclosure made of bamboo or other

Usage highlights

bamboo fencefence gatefence wallhedge fenceeastern fencefence shadow

Synonyms

  • 栅— fence, railing
  • 栏— railing, fence

Antonyms

  • 门— gate, entrance (as opposed to barrier)
  • 路— road, path (as opposed to enclosure)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The bamboo fence surrounds the garden (竹篱笆).
  • We live next door (隔壁) to each other.
  • The poet lived in seclusion behind a fence (篱落).
  • Chrysanthemums by the eastern fence (东篱菊).

Collocations

  • bamboo fence(竹篱)
  • fence gate(篱门)
  • fence wall(篱墙)
  • hedge fence(篱栅)
  • eastern fence(东篱)
  • fence shadow(篱影)

Idioms

  • Chrysanthemums by the eastern fence(东篱菊)
  • Three paths by the fence(三径就荒，松菊犹存)
  • Living behind a brushwood gate(寄身于草篱茅舍)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In classical Chinese poetry, 'eastern fence' (东篱) became famous through Tao Yuanming's poem about picking chrysanthemums, symbolizing reclusive, scholarly life.
  • Traditional Chinese gardens often used bamboo fences (篱笆) as decorative yet functional boundaries.
  • The character embodies rustic, pastoral aesthetics in Chinese literary tradition.

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