Meaning
set up; to stand
Chinese: 站立、建立。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “li” becomes a different word in each tone. 立 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 建立jiàn lìto establish; to set up; to found
- 立刻lì kèimmediately; at once; right away
- 成立chéng lìto establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water
- 设立shè lìto set up; to establish
- 立即lì jíimmediately
Example Sentence
他立在窗前看风景。Tā lì zài chuāng qián kàn fēng jǐng.He stood by the window looking at the scenery.
他Tāhe立lìto stand在zàiat窗chuāngwindow前qiánfront看kànto look after风景fēng jǐngscenery。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of a person standing with feet planted on the ground — the bottom line is the ground. It means ‘to stand’.
A way to remember it
A figure planted firmly on a baseline — standing.
Easy to confuse with
- 辛‘Bitter / toil’: 立 with extra strokes added below.