离(lí)

HSK 210 strokesTrad. 離

mythical beast (archaic)

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Character information

Pinyin
lí
Meaning
mythical beast (archaic)
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
離

Origin & structure

Where 离 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿱⿱亠凶禸

An animal standing straight; 亠 is the head

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

亠tóu凶xiōng禸róu

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 離: bird

How to write 离 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 离

Common words using 离 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fēn分lí离
HSK 5

to separate

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chè撤lí离
HSK 6

to withdraw from

Open 撤离 page →
xíng形yǐng影bù不lí离
HSK 7-9

inseparable (as form and shadow)

Open 形影不离 page →
bēi悲huān欢lí离hé合
HSK 7-9

joys and sorrows

Open 悲欢离合 page →
guāi乖lí离

to part; to separate; to deviate

Open 乖离 page →
piān偏lí离

to deviate; to diverge; to wander

Open 偏离 page →
bù不jí即bù不lí离

to be neither too familiar nor too distant

Open 不即不离 page →
bù不lí离bù不qì弃

to stand by (sb) (idiom)

Open 不离不弃 page →

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万且业为主举久乐

From 离’s common words

分撤形影不悲欢合

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