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Information of 立

Pinyinlì

Radical

立

Strokes

5 strokes

Usage

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Definition

set up / to stand

立 (lì)[Verb], [Noun]【Original meaning】: To stand upright【Character creation method】: Pictophonetic. The oracle bone script resembles a person standing upright.1. To stand: This is the original meaning. - Examples: 立正 (stand at attention), 立柜 (standing cabinet), 立足 (① to stand firm; ② to be in a certain position), 立场 (position), 屹立 (to stand tall), 顶天立地 (to stand upright).2. To set up, to establish:- Examples: 建立 (to establish), 设立 (to set up), 树立 (to erect), 立意 (to establish intention), 立此存照 (to establish this record).3. To exist, to subsist:- Examples: 自立 (to be self-reliant), 独立 (independent), 势不两立 (cannot coexist).4. Immediately, at once: - Examples: 立时 (immediately), 立刻 (instantly), 立等 (waiting immediately).5. Surname.--------------------------------------------立 (lì)[Adverb]1. Immediately, at once: - Example: 立时 (immediately)--------------------------------------------立 (lì)[Verb], [Noun]【Original meaning】: To stand upright【Character creation method】: Pictophonetic. The oracle bone script resembles a person standing upright.1. Same as original meaning ([En.] stand).【Extension】- 1. 《说文》: 立, 侸也.- 2. 《易·恒》: 君子以立不易方.- 3. 《史记·项羽本纪》: 哙遂入，披帷西乡立.- 4. 《史记·廉颇蔺相如列传》: 持璧却立.- 5. 《韩非子·喻老》: 立有间.- 6. 宋· 欧阳修《归田来》: 卖油翁释担而立.- 7. 清· 薛福成《观巴黎油画记》: 或立或卧.【Examples】- 典如: 挺立 (stand straight), 坐立不安 (restless), 把电线杆立起来 (set up a utility pole), 肃立 (to stand solemnly), 立托 (to rely on), 立容 (posture when standing), 立戟 (guard standing with a spear), 立谈 (stop to converse).2. Erect; to establish; to raise: - Examples: 立事 (to achieve), 立方 (to confer virtue), 立言 (to declare thoughts in writing), 立业 (to build a career), 立勋 (to establish merit), 立石 (to erect a monument), 立权 (to establish authority), 立眉瞪眼 (to raise eyebrows and glare), 立德 (to build virtue), 立德立言 (Confucians believe in establishing virtue and expressing wisdom to rectify the world), 立碑垂成 (engraving on a monument for guidance).3. To set up; to establish: - Examples: 立元 (to establish a reign), 立仗 (to establish a ceremonial guard), 立本 (to set a foundation), 立表下漏 (to create sundials for time tracking), 立事 (to appoint minor officials), 立制 (to establish a system).4. To lay down; to conclude:- Examples: 立文书 (to draft a document), 立军令状 (to draw up a military order), 立券 (to make a contract), 立格 (to set standards).5. To define; to decide: - Examples: 立限 (to set a deadline), 立计 (to determine plans), 立报 (to aspire), 立愿 (to make pledges), 立语，立说 (to make assertions).6. To exist; to subsist: - Examples: 立命 (to cultivate to live up to the mandate of heaven), 立品 (to cultivate virtue), 立行 (to establish moral conduct), 立计 (to pursue a career), 立身 (to conduct oneself in society).7. To conduct oneself in society; to have a foothold: - Examples: 立势 (to present oneself in an excellent manner), 立士 (to be self-sufficient in society), 立行 (to conduct oneself), 立脚 (to establish oneself).8. To be enthroned; to ascend to the throne: - Examples: 立子 (to appoint an heir), 立君 (to establish a monarch), 立政 (to determine political principles), 立朝 (to be in power), 立极 (to ascend to a throne).9. To establish a certain status:- Examples: 立人 (to foster individuals), 立王 (to establish a king), 立后 (to appoint a queen), 立朝 (to hold office), 立储 (to name an heir).10. To recommend:- Example: 立主 (to strongly advocate).11. To become an official:- Example: 立班 (to attend court according to rank).12. To manifest, to reveal oneself:- Example: 立挣 (to appear dazed).13. To stop; to stay: - Example: 立车 (to stop a vehicle), 立定 (to stand still).14. To arrive; to be present:- Example: 立事者贱者劳而贵者逸.15. To eat:- Example: 立后而手实.【Noun】Also means “position” or “ranking” in matters of nobility.【Examples from literature】- 1. 《商君书·更法》: 代立不忘社稷.--------------------------------------------立 (lì)[Adverb]1. Immediately, at once: - Examples: 立时 (immediately), 立定 (right away), 立马造桥 (to act immediately), 立成 (to finish at once), 立便 (at once).

君主立宪 jūn zhǔ lì xiàn

constitutional monarchy

立场 lì chǎng

position / standpoint / CL:個|个[ge4]

坐立不安 zuò lì bù ān

lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) / restless / fidgety

孤立 gū lì

isolate / isolated

屹立 yì lì

to tower / to stand straight (of person's bearing)

厄立特里亚 È lì tè lǐ yà

Eritrea

立方厘米 lì fāng lí mǐ

cubic centimeter

孤立无援 gū lì wú yuán

isolated and without help

立宪 lì xiàn

to set up a constitution

对立 duì lì

to oppose / to set sth against / to be antagonistic to / antithetical / relative opposite / opposing / diametrical

巍然屹立 wēi rán yì lì

to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom) / towering majestically / (of a person) to stand up against sb

建立 jiàn lì

to establish / to set up / to found

创立 chuàng lì

to establish / to set up / to found

立志 lì zhì

to be determined / to be resolved

成立 chéng lì

to establish / to set up / to be tenable / to hold water

挺立 tǐng lì

to stand erect / to stand upright

立即 lì jí

immediately

册立 cè lì

to confer a title on (an empress or a prince)

树立 shù lì

to set up / to establish

立柜 lì guì

clothes closet

立案 lì àn

to register (to an official organism) / to file a case (for investigation)

傲立 ào lì

standing proud

立刻 lì kè

forthwith / immediate / prompt / promptly / straightway / thereupon / at once

立法 lì fǎ

to enact laws / to legislate / legislation

独立 dú lì

independent / independence / to stand alone

侍立 shì lì

to stand by in attendance

独立自主 dú lì zì zhǔ

independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs

独立性 dú lì xìng

independence

矗立 chù lì

to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building)

确立 què lì

to establish / to institute

Input Method for 立

Pinyinli4

Wubi

uuuu

Cangjie

yt

Zhengma

su

Four Corner

00108

Unicode

U+7acb

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