茅栗 máolì dwarf chestnut Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 茅 máo noun thatch A type of wild grass such as reeds, rushes, or cogongrass; often used as a building material for roofing or to make straw mats and raincoats.栗 lì noun chestnut (bound form) chestnut; a chestnut tree or its fruit