立 (lì)

to stand; to set up; to establish

How 立 is written

Strokes
5
Traditional
立
Simplified
立 (unchanged)

Common words using 立

建立 jiànlì
to establish; to set up; to found
獨立 dúlì
independent; independence; to stand alone
立刻 lìkè
forthwith; immediate; prompt
立即 lìjí
immediately
立場 lìchǎng
position; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4]
立馬 lìmǎ
at once; immediately; promptly
三十而立 sānshíérlì
thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
中立 zhōnglì
neutral
佇立 zhùlì
to stand for a long time
倒立 dàolì
a handstand; to turn upside-down; to stand on one's head
創立 chuànglì
to establish; to set up; to found
坐立不安 zuòlìbùān
lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom); restless; fidgety

立 in a sentence

聽到這個好消息,他立刻打電話告訴家人。

Tīngdào zhège hǎoxiāoxí, tā lìkè dǎdiànhuà gàosù jiārén.

“Hearing this good news, he immediately called his family.”

How common is 立?

立 is the 197th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 55.5% of all running text.

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