lí

㹎

Character · Noun · VerbTraditional犂

plow; to plow

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 2 examples
1.

noun

plow (agricultural tool)

archaic

Variant of 犁. Used in classical texts to refer to the plow pulled by oxen.

Yī一
lí犂
chūn春
yǔ雨
zú足
 ，
bù不
fù负
píng平
shēng生
xīn心
 。

One plow in the spring rain is enough, not betraying the heart of a lifetime.

2.

verb

to plow; to till (land)

archaic

Variant of 犁 (verb usage).

Lí犂
qí其
tián田
 ，
bō播
qí其
zhǒng种
 。

Plow the fields and sow the seeds.