枥
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Meaning: type of oak
💡 A wooden stable (木) with a horse (枥 sounds like 'li') eating oak leaves.
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Character Story & Explanation
枥 (lì) originally referred to a type of oak tree and later extended to mean a manger or trough for horses. In classical Chinese, it appears in the idiom 'lǎo jì fú lì, zhì zài qiān lǐ' (老骥伏枥，志在千里) from Cao Cao's poem, meaning 'an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop a thousand li,' symbolizing ambition despite age. The radical 木 (wood) hints at its tree-related origin.
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