Chinese symbol for “chestnut”
栗
lì
chestnut
The closest CC-CEDICT match for chestnut is 栗 (lì), defined as: chestnut.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “chestnut”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 栗.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 栗子 | lì zi | chestnut |
| 不寒而栗 (不寒而慄) | bù hán ér lì | lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom); fig. to tremble with fear |
| 板栗 | bǎn lì | Chinese chestnut |
| 颤栗 (顫慄) | zhàn lì | variant of 战栗 (zhàn lì) |
| 战栗 (戰慄) | zhàn lì | to tremble; shudder |
| 栗色 | lì sè | maroon (color) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “chestnut”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.