栗
(literary) cold; chilly; (bound form) to tremble with fear
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,214 U+6817
How 栗 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A tree 木 bearing nuts 覀; compare 果
How to remember it
chestnut · Heisig RSH #2613
Old West + 木 tree
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 栗 as their sound component
These characters all use 栗 (lì) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 栗 sound component | lì | chestnut tree; chestnuts; surname |
| 傈 | lì | the Lisu tribe |
| 篥 | lì | bugle, Tartar horn |
Words containing 栗
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上栗县 | Shàng lì Xiàn | Shangli, a county in Pingxiang City 萍鄉市|萍乡市[Ping2 xiang1 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 火中取栗 | huǒ zhōng qǔ lì | lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom); fig. to be sb's cat's-paw |
| 栗头地莺 | lì tóu dì yīng | (bird species of China) chestnut-headed tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata) |
| 西南栗耳凤鹛 | xī nán lì ěr fèng méi | (bird species of China) striated yuhina (Yuhina castaniceps) |
| 栗头雀鹛 | lì tóu què méi | (bird species of China) rufous-winged fulvetta (Schoeniparus castaneceps) |
| 栗腹文鸟 | lì fù wén niǎo | (bird species of China) tricoloured munia (Lonchura malacca) |
| 黄嘴栗啄木鸟 | huáng zuǐ lì zhuó mù niǎo | (bird species of China) bay woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis) |
| 不寒而栗 | bù hán ér lì | lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom); fig. to tremble with fear; to be terrified |
| 栗子 | lì zi | chestnut |
| 栗头八色鸫 | lì tóu bā sè dōng | (bird species of China) rusty-naped pitta (Hydrornis oatesi) |
| 水栗 | shuǐ lì | see 荸薺|荸荠[bi2 qi2] |
| 栗背伯劳 | lì bèi bó láo | (bird species of China) Burmese shrike (Lanius collurioides) |
| 上栗 | Shàng lì | see 上栗縣|上栗县[Shang4 li4 Xian4] |
| 栗背奇鹛 | lì bèi qí méi | (bird species of China) rufous-backed sibia (Leioptila annectens) |
| 栗色 | lì sè | maroon (color) |
| 栗然 | lì rán | (literary) shivering; shuddering |
| 战栗 | zhàn lì | to tremble; shudder |
| 战战栗栗 | zhàn zhàn lì lì | to tremble with fear |
| 花栗鼠 | huā lì shǔ | chipmunk (genus Tamias) |
| 栗头蜂虎 | lì tóu fēng hǔ | (bird species of China) chestnut-headed bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti) |