篱

lí

a fence

Radical: 竹 Strokes: 16

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Less common

Same radical

竹笔管简笑符算策第籍等笼

Same radical

竹笔管简笑符算策第籍等笼箭箱签

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Character Decomposition

篱=⺮+离

Etymology

bamboo

Meanings

a fence

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Words with 篱 77 total

hedge · fence · (fig.) barrier藩篱fān lí (lit.) fence; hedge · (fig.) restriction樊篱fán lí fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings)篱笆lí ba

Idioms with 篱 8 total Chain

to depend on others傍人篱壁bàng rén lí bì to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity寄人篱下jì rén lí xià lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes); impossible to advance or to retreat · without any way out of a dilemma · trapped · in an impossible situation羊触藩篱yáng chù fān lí