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
anionic site
pre-makeup cream; makeup base; foundation primer
to pass away; death
to be weaned; weaning
clutch (in car gearbox); separation and reunion
clutch pedal
separable word (in Chinese grammar)
quaint
ion exchange
ionic bond (chemistry)
detached palace; imperial villa
to leave home (to live somewhere else)
to leave home; to abandon one's family
free on board (FOB) (transportation)
outlying islands
Islands District of the New Territories, Hong Kong
centrifuge
sad feeling at separation (idiom)
parting sorrow; pain of separation
discreteness
discrete mathematics
to abandon
(sad) farewell song
to leave harbor; departure (at airport)
departure lounge