to leave; to depart; to go away from; to be away from; to be apart from; distant from; without

Radical: 禸 HSK 2 v, p pictographic

Components & Etymology

离 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 离

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 离.

乖离
guāi lí
to part
偏离
piān lí
to deviate
分离
fēn lí
to separate
别离
bié lí
take leave of
剥离
bō lí
to peel
劈离
pī lí
split
叛离
pàn lí
to betray
抛离
pāo lí
to desert
抽离
chōu lí
撤离
chè lí
to withdraw from
支离
zhī lí
fragmented
流离
liú lí
homeless and miserable

Related characters (radical 禸)

Characters that share the radical .

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