立

lì

surname Li

Radical: 立 Strokes: 5

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

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Same radical

章童端站竞竖竭竦竟竣

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Character Decomposition

立=亠+丷+一

Etymology

A man standing on the ground 一

Meanings

surname Li

Lì

to stand

to set up

to establish

to lay down

to draw up

at once

immediately

lì

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Words with 立 571 total

(of cliffs etc) stand like a wall · rise steeply壁立bì lì to establish as separate entities · to divide (a company etc) into independent entities · discrete · separate · separation (of powers etc)分立fēn lì to confer a title on (an empress or a prince)册立cè lì to be alone · to stand in isolation孑立jié lì

Idioms with 立 137 total

(idiom) to become emaciated from grief, esp. while mourning the death of a parent哀毁骨立āi huǐ gǔ lì stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off安家立业ān jiā lì yè (idiom) to settle down and pursue one's path in life安身立命ān shēn lì mìng (idiom) (of a cliff, mountain etc) steep; lofty; imposing壁立千仞bì lì qiān rèn to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)标新立异biāo xīn lì yì without destruction there can be no construction不破不立bù pò bù lì