立 (lì) — Chinese Character

立

lì

to stand; to establish; immediately

Radical: 立 HSK 5 v pictographic

Components & Etymology

立 decomposes into the following components:

亠丷一

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 立.

两立

liǎng lì

中立

zhōng lì

neutral

书立

shū lì

伫立

zhù lì

to stand for a long time

侍立

shì lì

to wait on elders

倒立

dào lì

a handstand

傲立

ào lì

standing proud

兀立

wù lì

to stand upright and motionless

公立

gōng lì

public (e.g. school, hospital)

册立

cè lì

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

分立

fēn lì

separations

创立

chuàng lì

to establish

Characters that share the radical 立.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.