立
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lì · to stand

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #2622
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5Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

立Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 立

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lìWords pronounced lì
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Example sentences

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Zhè shì jiàn lì zài cāi cè de jī chǔ shàng.这是建立在猜测的基础上。

It is founded on supposition.

Source: Tatoeba #336581 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yì hē le jiǔ jiù lì kè biànde tōng hóng.我一喝了酒就立刻变得通红。

The minute I have something to drink, I turn bright red.

Source: Tatoeba #6799716 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yīnggāi gěi nǐ de háizi men shù lì hǎo de bǎng yàng.你应该给你的孩子们树立好的榜样。

You should set a good example to your children.

Source: Tatoeba #1314179 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lún dūn shì yí gè wèi mǎ ér jiàn lì de chéng shì.伦敦是一个为马而建立的城市。

London was a city built for the horse.

Source: Tatoeba #791495 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ lì kè rèn chū le nǐ de shēng yīn.我立刻認出了你的聲音。

I recognized your voice right away.

Source: Tatoeba #864313 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zuì hǎo lì kè qù kàn nǐ de jiā tíng yī shēng.你最好立刻去看你的家庭醫生。

You'd better go to see your family doctor at once.

Source: Tatoeba #775822 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 立 in context

  1. Say lì, then recall the core meaning: to stand.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 成立 (chéng lì), meaning “to establish”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 立 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.