Dong Chinese dictionary

lì

bamboo hat

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 立 represents the sound.

Components

⺮ Meaning component

zhú

bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

立 Sound component

lì

stand

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

lì

bamboo hat; bamboo covering; bamboo rain hat

Most common words with 笠

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	笠	bamboo rain hat
	斗笠	conical bamboo hat

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