立 Stroke Order

立 (lì) [Verb], [Noun] 【Original meaning】: To stand upright 【Character creation method】: Pictophonetic. The oracle bone script resembles a person standing upright. 1. To stand: This is the original meaning. - Examples: 立正 (stand at attention), 立柜 (standing cabinet), 立足 (① to stand firm; ② to be in a certain position), 立场 (position), 屹立 (to stand tall), 顶天立地 (to stand upright). 2. To set up, to establish: - Examples: 建立 (to establish), 设立 (to set up), 树立 (to erect), 立意 (to establish intention), 立此存照 (to establish this record). 3. To exist, to subsist: - Examples: 自立 (to be self-reliant), 独立 (independent), 势不两立 (cannot coexist). 4. Immediately, at once: - Examples: 立时 (immediately), 立刻 (instantly), 立等 (waiting immediately). 5. Surname. -------------------------------------------- 立 (lì) [Adverb] 1. Immediately, at once: - Example: 立时 (immediately) -------------------------------------------- 立 (lì) [Verb], [Noun] 【Original meaning】: To stand upright 【Character creation method】: Pictophonetic. The oracle bone script resembles a person standing upright. 1. Same as original meaning ([En.] stand). 【Extension】 - 1. 《说文》: 立, 侸也. - 2. 《易·恒》: 君子以立不易方. - 3. 《史记·项羽本纪》: 哙遂入，披帷西乡立. - 4. 《史记·廉颇蔺相如列传》: 持璧却立. - 5. 《韩非子·喻老》: 立有间. - 6. 宋· 欧阳修《归田来》: 卖油翁释担而立. - 7. 清· 薛福成《观巴黎油画记》: 或立或卧. 【Examples】 - 典如: 挺立 (stand straight), 坐立不安 (restless), 把电线杆立起来 (set up a utility pole), 肃立 (to stand solemnly), 立托 (to rely on), 立容 (posture when standing), 立戟 (guard standing with a spear), 立谈 (stop to converse). 2. Erect; to establish; to raise: - Examples: 立事 (to achieve), 立方 (to confer virtue), 立言 (to declare thoughts in writing), 立业 (to build a career), 立勋 (to establish merit), 立石 (to erect a monument), 立权 (to establish authority), 立眉瞪眼 (to raise eyebrows and glare), 立德 (to build virtue), 立德立言 (Confucians believe in establishing virtue and expressing wisdom to rectify the world), 立碑垂成 (engraving on a monument for guidance). 3. To set up; to establish: - Examples: 立元 (to establish a reign), 立仗 (to establish a ceremonial guard), 立本 (to set a foundation), 立表下漏 (to create sundials for time tracking), 立事 (to appoint minor officials), 立制 (to establish a system). 4. To lay down; to conclude: - Examples: 立文书 (to draft a document), 立军令状 (to draw up a military order), 立券 (to make a contract), 立格 (to set standards). 5. To define; to decide: - Examples: 立限 (to set a deadline), 立计 (to determine plans), 立报 (to aspire), 立愿 (to make pledges), 立语，立说 (to make assertions). 6. To exist; to subsist: - Examples: 立命 (to cultivate to live up to the mandate of heaven), 立品 (to cultivate virtue), 立行 (to establish moral conduct), 立计 (to pursue a career), 立身 (to conduct oneself in society). 7. To conduct oneself in society; to have a foothold: - Examples: 立势 (to present oneself in an excellent manner), 立士 (to be self-sufficient in society), 立行 (to conduct oneself), 立脚 (to establish oneself). 8. To be enthroned; to ascend to the throne: - Examples: 立子 (to appoint an heir), 立君 (to establish a monarch), 立政 (to determine political principles), 立朝 (to be in power), 立极 (to ascend to a throne). 9. To establish a certain status: - Examples: 立人 (to foster individuals), 立王 (to establish a king), 立后 (to appoint a queen), 立朝 (to hold office), 立储 (to name an heir). 10. To recommend: - Example: 立主 (to strongly advocate). 11. To become an official: - Example: 立班 (to attend court according to rank). 12. To manifest, to reveal oneself: - Example: 立挣 (to appear dazed). 13. To stop; to stay: - Example: 立车 (to stop a vehicle), 立定 (to stand still). 14. To arrive; to be present: - Example: 立事者贱者劳而贵者逸. 15. To eat: - Example: 立后而手实. 【Noun】 Also means “position” or “ranking” in matters of nobility. 【Examples from literature】 - 1. 《商君书·更法》: 代立不忘社稷. -------------------------------------------- 立 (lì) [Adverb] 1. Immediately, at once: - Examples: 立时 (immediately), 立定 (right away), 立马造桥 (to act immediately), 立成 (to finish at once), 立便 (at once).