梨
lí · HSK 5
pear
🍐 梨 = 利 (sharp/profit, phonetic 'lì') + 木 (tree); a fruit-bearing tree
The 木 radical marks 梨 as a tree, and 利 (lì) supplies the sound — close to lí. Bonus mnemonic: 梨 (lí) sounds like 'lee', and Bruce Lee munching a pear is a verbal hook, no scene-setting required.
梨 — tree 木 + benefit 利 (phonetic)
梨 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The bottom 木 (tree) gives the meaning — a kind of fruit tree — while the top 利 (lì) hints at the pronunciation 'lí'. It has referred to the pear tree and its fruit since early Chinese texts.