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立 lì stand; establish in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
This character is both a radical and a phonetic. It represents a person “standing” 立 on the ground. It is a radical in 站 zhàn “stand”, a phonetic in 粒 lì (measure for grains of rice), and a component of 位 wèi (polite measure for people). Distinguish 立 from 位 and 站.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 立刻 lìkè immediately [A]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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