犁 Stroke Order — How to Write 犁
犁 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 牛, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
犁 Radical and Character Components
犁 is an ideographic compound. To use an ox 牛 to harvest 刂 grain 禾; 利 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 牛 + 7 more strokes
犁 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- lí
Meanings of 犁 in Chinese
lí犁
Common Words and Phrases with 犁
More words with 犁
- pá爬lí犁sledge
- pá扒li犁sled, sledge
- yī伊lí犁hé河Ili River
- lí犁huá铧ploughshare, plowshare
- lǎo老lí犁old plow, worn plow
- yù尉lí犁xiàn县Yuli County
- yī伊lí犁hé河pàn畔By the Ili River, On the banks of the Ili River
Idioms with 犁
- lí犁niú牛zhī之zi子wise son of an unworthy father
- mǎi买lí犁mài卖jiàn剑lay down arms and farm
- lí犁niú牛xīng骍jiǎo角distinguished child from humble parents
- lí犁shēng生xīng骍jiǎo角Unworthy parent, brilliant child
- lí犁tíng庭sǎo扫xué穴utterly destroy enemy stronghold
- miàn面mù目lí犁hēi黑to look haggard and sallow
- sǎo扫xué穴lí犁tíng庭Completely destroy an enemy's stronghold
- zhù铸jiàn剑wéi为lí犁beat swords into ploughshares
- zhuāi拽pá耙fú扶lí犁to farm and make a living
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Open the tool →Questions about 犁
What does 犁 mean in Chinese?
犁 (lí) means “A plow” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 犁?
犁 is pronounced lí in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 犁 have?
犁 has 11 strokes.
How do you write 犁?
犁 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 牛. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 犁?
The radical of 犁 is 牛, and 犁 is an ideographic compound.