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Character Decomposition
立=亠+丷+一
Etymology
A man standing on the ground 一
Meanings
to stand
to set up
to establish
to lay down
to draw up
at once
immediately
surname Li
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Words with 立 571 total
(of cliffs etc) stand like a wall · rise steeply壁立bì lìto establish as separate entities · to divide (a company etc) into independent entities · discrete · separate · separation (of powers etc)分立fēn lìto confer a title on (an empress or a prince)册立cè lìto be alone · to stand in isolation孑立jié lìto tower over · rising (to a dominant position)崛立jué lìto establish · to set up · to be tenable · to hold water成立chéng lìlit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod · tripartite confrontation or balance of forces鼎立dǐng lì(literary) emaciated; bony骨立gǔ lìa handstand · to turn upside down · to stand on one's head · upside down倒立dào lìpublic (e.g. school, hospital)公立gōng lìto isolate · isolated · unrelated; irrelevant孤立gū lìto set up; to open (an account, a branch store etc) · to draw up (a certificate, receipt, prescription etc)开立kāi lìto become an unlawful ruler篡立cuàn lì
Idioms with 立 137 total Chain
(idiom) to become emaciated from grief, esp. while mourning the death of a parent哀毁骨立āi huǐ gǔ lìstable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off安家立业ān jiā lì yè(idiom) to settle down and pursue one's path in life安身立命ān shēn lì mìng(idiom) (of a cliff, mountain etc) steep; lofty; imposing壁立千仞bì lì qiān rènto make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)标新立异biāo xīn lì yìwithout destruction there can be no construction不破不立bù pò bù lì
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