荔枝

lìzhī

noun #39,232

Measure Word

一颗荔枝 kē

Meanings

1 lychee
2 litchi

Characters

Examples

夏天的荔枝又甜又多汁。

Xiàtiān de lìzhī yòu tián yòu duōzhī.

Summer lychees are sweet and juicy.

荔枝吃多了容易上火。

Lìzhī chī duō le róngyì shànghuǒ.

Eating too many lychees easily causes internal heat.

Tips

history

Tang Dynasty imperial consort Yang Guifei (杨贵妃) famously loved lychees; couriers rode fresh fruit on horseback from Lingnan to Chang'an. Du Mu's poem 过华清宫 immortalized "一骑红尘妃子笑, 无人知是荔枝来".

Stroke Order

荔 lì

枝 zhī