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離

简离 · 繁離

Mandarin · pinyin lí#

to leave
to part from
to be away from
(in giving distances) from
without (sth)
independent of
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 bā guà, symbolizing fire
☲

Mandarin · pinyin Lí#

surname Li

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離: Look up this written character
离: lí · rare beast; strange; elegant

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2 · li2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lei4 · lei6

Cantonese word readings for 離. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

to leave; to depart
to go away
to separate
(colloquial) to divorce
away from
☲, the 3rd of the 8 trigrams
䷝ (䷝), the 30th of the 64 I Ching hexagrams
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 罹 (lí, “to suffer; to be hit with; to encounter”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 縭 /缡 (lí)
a surname

character

used in 離支／离支 (lìzhī, “lychee”)
(obsolete) to reject; to discard

character

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 麗 /丽 (“to adhere; to attach to”)

character

only used in 離跂／离跂

character

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 螭 (chī, “a kind of dragon”)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 离 (“a kind of legendary beast”)

character

only used in 離瞀／离瞀

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