to stand

surname Li; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately

a picture of 立 → a person standing upright on the ground

The original form showed a person with arms outstretched, feet planted firmly on a horizontal ground line. From this rooted posture came the extended senses of establishing or setting something in place.

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刻把门关上。

qǐng lì kè bǎ mén guān shang。

please close the door at once.

我们要为孩子下好的规矩。

wǒ men yào wèi hái zi lì xià hǎo de guī ju。

we should lay down good rules for the children.

Words with 立

重足而立

chóng zú ér lì

rooted to the spot (idiom); too terrified to move

金鸡独立

jīn jī dú lì

golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture)

头倒立

tóu dào lì

headstand

开立

kāi lì

to set up; to open (an account, a branch store etc)

双立人

shuāng lì rén

J. A. Henckels (brand)

顶天立地

dǐng tiān lì dì

lit. able to support both heaven and earth

首尔国立大学

shǒu ěr guó lì dà xué

Seoul National University (SNU or Seoul National), Korea

马三立

mǎ sān lì

Ma Sanli (1914-2003), Chinese comedian

骨立

gǔ lì

(literary) emaciated; bony

鹤立鸡群

hè lì jī qún

a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common

鼎立

dǐng lì

lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod

三十而立

sān shí ér lì

thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)

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