梨

• 拼音: lí
• 汉字拆解: 梨 = 利 (sharp/benefit, phonetic) + 木 (tree), a fruit-bearing tree

含义

Pear. The fruit or the pear tree.

A common fruit in Chinese cuisine and culture. Pears hold cultural significance — they should not be shared or split because 分梨 sounds like 分离 (to separate). Chinese pears (Asian pears) are typically round and crisp, different from Western varieties.

例句

1. 这种梨特别甜，是这个地方的特产。
2. 奶奶用冰糖和梨煮了一碗润肺的甜汤。
3. 情侣不能分梨吃，因为谐音是分离。

用法指南

语境: food, everyday, culture

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我买了几个梨回来。(I bought a few pears.)
• 冰糖炖梨可以润喉。(Pear stewed with rock sugar can soothe the throat.)

错误说法

• 我们把这个梨分了吧。(Avoid saying this to your partner — splitting a pear sounds like 'separating,' which is inauspicious)

起源与历史

Pictophonetic: 木 (tree) radical indicates it's a plant, 利 (lì) provides the sound. One of the earliest cultivated fruits in China.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal