立

lì

一 + 丷 + 亠

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Definitions

lì (verb) to stand

lì (verb) to establish; to set up

lì (adverb) immediately; at once

Etymology

Pictograph of a person standing on the ground.

About

The character 立 originally depicted a person standing upright on the ground, with the bottom horizontal line representing the earth's surface. This pictograph conveyed the physical actions of standing, rising, or erecting something vertically. Over time, the meaning extended to abstract concepts such as establishing an organization, founding a state, setting up a system, or fixing something firmly in position. Additionally, it is used as an adverb to indicate that an action happens immediately or right at this moment.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

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Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

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Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)

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Bronze Mid Warring States (~300 BC)

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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

请你立刻来。

Qǐng nǐ lìkè lái.

Please come immediately.

他站立了很久。

Tā zhànlì le hěn jiǔ.

He stood for a long time.

我决定独立工作。

Wǒ juédìng dúlì gōngzuò.

I decided to work independently.

学校立了新规定。

Xuéxiào lì le xīn guīdìng.

The school established new rules.

他们立即采取了行动。

Tāmen lìjí cǎiqǔ le xíngdòng.

They took action immediately.

这座纪念碑立于一九九九年。

Zhè zuò jìniànbēi lì yú yījiǔjiǔjiǔ nián.

This monument was erected in 1999.

在困难面前，他始终保持中立。

Zài kùnnán miànqián, tā shǐzhōng bǎochí zhōnglì.

In the face of difficulties, he always remains neutral.

立法机构通过了一项重要法案。

Lìfǎ jīgòu tōngguò le yī xiàng zhòngyào fǎ'àn.

The legislative body passed an important bill.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 一

Component: 丷

Component: 亠

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