to leave; to be away from; (in giving distances) from

HSK 2 #418

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 418th character
Radical ⽱ (114.6)
Strokes 10
Index # 2035
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

离 lí
  1. 1. to leave
  2. 2. to be away from
  3. 3. (in giving distances) from
  4. 4. to part from
  5. 5. without (sth)
  6. 6. independent of
  7. 7. surname Li
  8. 8. one of the Eight Trigrams bā guà, symbolizing fire
  9. 9.
离 chī
  1. 1. mythical beast (archaic)

Stroke order

离 stroke order diagram
离 stroke order animation

Words containing 离

Word Meaning
opto-isolator (electronics)
(chemistry) zwitterion
to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up
separatism
separatist
split
isotopic separation
rigorous isolation
bead-type ion exchanger
a family wrenched apart (idiom)
erhua variant of chà bù lí
pain of parting from loved ones
to disengage; to step back from involvement; to remove
to bring (people) closer together
to leave; to desert; to forsake
to be absent without leave; to abscond
fragmented; incoherent; disorganized
variegated
to be unable to do without one's cell phone
gas centrifuge
hydroxide ion OH-
hydroxide ion OH-
forced to leave home and wander from place to place
to reunite after being homeless refugees
destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means