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Character Decomposition
犁=利+牛
Etymology
To use an ox 牛 to harvest 刂 grain 禾; 利 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
plow
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Words with 犁 56 total
to start plowing · to plow the first furrow开犁kāi líplowshare犁铧lí huá(Buddhism) Naraka泥犁ní lísledge爬犁pá líSun Li (1913-2002), novelist孙犁Sūn Líto put one's hand to the plow扶犁fú líwalking plow步犁bù límechanical plow火犁huǒ líto plow犁地lí dìfurrow犁沟lí gōuHan dynasty name for countries in far West · may refer to Silk Road states or Alexandria or the Roman empire犁靬Lí jiānplowshare · colter · (dialect) plow犁头lí tóuvomer bone (in the nose, dividing the nostrils)犁骨lí gǔplow耕犁gēng líplow锄犁chú lísnowplow · skibob雪犁xuě líIli River in central Asia伊犁河Yī lí Hémultishare or multifurrow plow多铧犁duō huá líYuli, a county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang尉犁县Yù lí Xiàn(idiom) to beat swords into plowshares; to turn from war to peace铸剑为犁zhù jiàn wéi líthe Yili basin around Urumqi in Xinjiang伊犁盆地Yī lí pén dì(sports) skibobbing雪犁运动xuě lí yùn dòngTreaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights中俄伊犁条约Zhōng E2 Yī lí Tiáo yuēTreaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881 in which Russia agreed to hand back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights改订伊犁条约Gǎi dìng Yī lí Tiáo yuē
Idioms with 犁 9 total Chain
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