栗

lì

(literary) cold; chilly

Radical: 木 Strokes: 10

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

栗=覀+木

Etymology

A tree 木 bearing nuts 覀; compare 果

Meanings

(literary) cold; chilly

(bound form) to tremble with fear

lì

chestnut

lì

surname Li

Lì

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Words with 栗 180 total

(literary) to tremble with fear股栗gǔ lì gooseberry醋栗cù lì Chinese chestnut板栗bǎn lì horror (genre) · to tremble in fear惊栗jīng lì

Idioms with 栗 9 total Chain

lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom) · fig. to tremble with fear · to be terrified不寒而栗bù hán ér lì lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom) · fig. to be sb's cat's-paw火中取栗huǒ zhōng qǔ lì to tremble with fear战战栗栗zhàn zhàn lì lì

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