梨
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Translingual
Han character
梨 (radical 75, 木+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 竹弓木 (HND) or X竹弓木 (XHND), four-corner 22904, composition ⿱利木)
References
- KangXi: page 530, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14873
- Dae Jaweon: page 918, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1215, character 10
- Unihan data for U+68A8
Chinese
| simp. and trad. |
梨 | |
|---|---|---|
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 梨 | |
|---|---|
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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| Characters in the same phonetic series (利) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
|---|---|
| Old Chinese | |
| 犂 | |
| 黎 | *riːl |
| 莉 | *riːl, *r'il, *r'i |
| 黧 | *riːl |
| 鯬 | *riːl, *ril |
| 筣 | *riːl, *ri |
| 蔾 | *riːl, *ril |
| 藜 | *riːl |
| 邌 | *riːl |
| 瓈 | *riːl |
| 鵹 | *rel |
| 棃 | *ril |
| 梨 | *ril |
| 蟍 | *ril |
| 蜊 | *ril |
| 鑗 | *ril |
| 利 | *rids |
| 痢 | *rids |
| 浰 | *riːns |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ril) : phonetic 利 (OC *rids) + semantic 木.
Pronunciation
Synonyms
- 梨子 (lízi)
Compounds
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 梨 |
| なし Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
From Old Japanese [Term?]. Derivation unclear, with numerous theories. Two of the more common are given below.
- May be originally a compound of 中 (na, “middle, center”, hypothesized root of modern naka) + 白 (shiro, “white”) in reference to the pale flesh of the fruit.
- */na ɕiro/ → /naɕi/
- Alternatively, may be originally a compound of 中 (na, “middle, center”, hypothesized root of modern naka) + 酢 (su, “sour, acidic”) in reference to the way the flavor of the fruit becomes more astringent closer to the core.
- */na su/ → /naɕi/
Pronunciation
Alternative forms
Noun
梨 (hiragana なし, katakana ナシ, rōmaji nashi)
- a pear tree
- a pear (the fruit)
- more specifically, the Japanese pear or Asian pear, Pyrus pyrifolia
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 梨河豚 (nashifugu): the pear puffer: Gastrophysus vermicularis, syn. Takifugu vermicularis
- 梨子地 (nashiji), 梨地 (nashiji): nashiji, a lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes
- 青梨 (ao nashi): a Harbin pear, Ussurian pear, Chinese pear: Pyrus ussuriensis var. hondoensis
- 玄圃梨 (kenpo nashi): the Japanese raisin tree: Hovenia dulcis
- 猿梨 (saru nashi): the hardy kiwi, kiwi berry or tara vine: Actinidia arguta
- 西洋梨 (seiyō nashi): the European or Western pear: Pyrus communis
- 浜梨 (hama nashi): the rugosa rose, Japanese rose, or Ramanas rose: Rosa rugosa
- 山梨 (yama nashi): the wild nashi or wild Japanese pear: Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia
- 山梨県 (Yamanashi-ken): Yamanashi prefecture
- 洋梨 (yōnashi): the European or Western pear: Pyrus communis
- 鰐梨 (wani nashi): the avocado or alligator pear: Persea americana
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as ナシ.
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 梨 |
| り Grade: S |
| on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 梨 (*li). Compare modern Mandarin reading lí.
Affix
- a pear tree
- a pear (the fruit)
- more specifically, the Japanese pear or Asian pear, Pyrus pyrifolia
Derived terms
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 花梨 (karin) the Burmese rosewood, angsana, amboyna: Pterocarpus indicus; the flowering quince: Pseudocydonia sinensis; the Chinese quince: Chaenomeles sinensis; the quince: Cydonia oblonga
Vietnamese
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