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
to be weaned; weaning
to leave one's post; to leave office
to retire
to part from sb; to leave (on a long journey)
to leave; to exit
clutch (in car gearbox); separation and reunion
clutch (mechanics)
clutch pedal
separable word (in Chinese grammar)
bizarre; odd
quaint
to divorce; divorced from (one's spouse)
ion
ion exchange
ionic bond (chemistry)
detached palace; imperial villa
to leave home (to live somewhere else)
to leave home; to abandon one's family
offshore
free on board (FOB) (transportation)
outlying islands
Islands District of the New Territories, Hong Kong
to be at odds with; centrifugal (force)
centrifuge
centrifugal force