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Meaning of 栗

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(Trad.: 慄, 栗)
Pinyin:
English Definition: afraid; trembling; chestnut
Chinese Definition:
①落叶乔木,果实为坚果,称“栗子”,味甜,可食:栗色。火中取栗。
②发抖,因害怕或寒冷肢体颤动:战栗。
③坚实:“缜密以栗”。
④姓氏。
Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Ideographic: A tree bearing nuts ; compare
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ ] west, western, westward
    • [ ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
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Example Words
板栗 bǎn Chinese chestnut
战栗 zhàn to tremble; shudder
不寒而栗 hán ér shiver all over though not cold; tremble with fear; shudder
栗色 maroon (color)
火中取栗 huǒ zhōng lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom); fig. to be sb's cat's-paw
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Example Sentences
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Be careful - the chestnut burs can prickle your fingers.
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She was a beautiful 7)chestnut, white, and smoky-gray coated Australian Shepherd and so smart Aaron felt a great pride for her.
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" Everything had been uprooted and paved over; we couldn' t even find the chestnut tree that used to shade the house.
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Each unit is constructed from a ribbed timber frame set upon Douglas fir stilts and then clad in English chestnut shingles.
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She is also the author of American Chestnut, a social history of one of America's most common trees.