How to Write 梿 (lián) — Meaning “flail (agricultural tool)”

Imagine a wooden (木) tool that connects (连) two sticks together — that is a flail. For the word 榴梿 (durian), picture a spiky fruit that looks like a flail and is famously linked to the "smelly but tasty" experience, helping recall 梿 in both meanings.

Write the left radical 木 first: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling. Then write 连: start with the top left stroke (a dot-like slash), finishing with the bottom right curve and the final stroke through the center. A common mistake is making 连 too wide or forgetting its last downward stroke.

梿 has the right side 连 (connect), while 枯 has 古 (old) on the right, meaning dry or withered, and 枰 has 平 (flat) on the right, meaning chessboard. Visually, 连 includes a curvy "辶"-like shape below, whereas 古 and 平 are simpler and more square.

梿 is rarely used alone; it appears mainly in 榴梿 (durian), the famous thorny fruit from Southeast Asia, and in historical terms like 梿枷 (flail) for threshing grain. The durian is culturally notable in China for its strong smell and creamy taste, often called the "king of fruits."

Common words containing 梿 include: 榴梿 (liú lián) — Durian; 梿枷 (lián jiā) — flail; 梿枷棒 (lián jiā bàng) — flail stick.