立 lì — stand, establish · English

立

lì

stand, establish

At a glance · 立

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

立字甲骨文象人站立于地之形，本义为站立、竖立。金文、小篆承之。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

立本义为站立、建立。

Structure

立为象形字，描摹人挺立地上。

At a glance

Pinyinlì

Radical立

Strokes5

UnicodeU+7ACB

Character type象形

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Six languages, one character

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English stand, establish Li is a pictograph of a person standing on the ground, meaning to stand and establish.

Français debout, établir Li est un pictogramme d'une personne debout sur terre, signifiant se tenir debout et établir.

Español de pie, establecer Li es un pictograma de una persona de pie en la tierra, significa estar de pie y establecer.

العربية يقف، يؤسس لي رسم تخطيطي لشخص واقف على الأرض، ويعني الوقوف والتأسيس.

Русский стоять, учреждать Ли — пиктограмма человека, стоящего на земле, означает стоять и учреждать.

Common words

站立zhàn lìstand
成立chéng lìestablish

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