立

lì
#197 most
frequent character
stand, erect, stand, found, set up
verb
adjective

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

立 shows a person upright on the ground, so it first meant 'to stand'. The meaning grew to 'to set up' and 'to install, establish'. The sense 'immediately' was borrowed for the sound alone.

Drawn as: person standing on ground

立 as a component in other characters

meaning7 characters
站端竭竖靖竣竘
sound10 characters
位拉粒泣垃笠翌飒翊昱
picture2 characters
位砬
empty3 characters
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Example Sentences

他站立得很稳。
tā zhànlì déhěn wěn 。
He stands very steadily.
这棵树是直立的。
zhè kē shù shì zhílì de 。
This tree is upright.
请立刻完成这个任务。
qǐng lìkè wánchéng zhègè rènwù 。
Please complete this task immediately.

Words with similar meanings

站zhàn
to stand
This is a more common and colloquial way to express the act of standing.
竖shù
upright
This can be used in a context focusing on positioning something vertically.

Words Starting With 立

立刻lì kè
forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once
立即lì jí
immediately
立方lì fāng
cube
立交桥lì jiāo qiáo
overpass; flyover
立体lì tǐ
three-dimensional; solid; stereoscopic

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