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

Character data

Radical ⾫ (172.11)
Strokes 18
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

離 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.

Words containing 離

Word Meaning
bead-type ion exchanger
a family wrenched apart (idiom)
to follow sb closely (idiom); to keep close to
not much different; nearly; similar
erhua variant of chà bù lí
inseparable (as form and shadow)
the vicissitudes of life; joys and sorrows
the 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 sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
to evacuate; to withdraw from
confusing; impossible to unravel
to be absent without leave; to abscond
fragmented; incoherent; disorganized
scattered and smashed (idiom)
variegated
to be unable to do without one's cell phone
positive ion; cation (physics)
gas centrifuge
hydroxide ion OH-
hydroxide ion OH-
forced to leave home and wander from place to place
be displaced; lose one’s home