懂中文 Dong Chinese

犁

lí

plow

To use an ox 牛 to harvest 刂 grain 禾; 利 also provides the pronunciation

Components
利 sound,meaning component

利  Sound Meaning component

lì

  

benefit

牛 meaning component

牛  Meaning component

niú

  

cow

Evolution

犁 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
犁 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
犁 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
犁 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
犁 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

犁  

lí

plow

Most common words with 犁
Freq.
Word
Meaning

犁

plow

伊犁

the Ili river basin around Turpan in Xinjiang

犁头

plowshare

犁地

to plow

孙犁

Sun Li (1913-2002), novelist