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立

Mandarin · pinyin lì#

Mandarin · pinyin Lì#

surname Li

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立: lì · stand; let stand; establish, set

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4 · li4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

laap6 · lap6

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

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character · Etymology 1

to stand
to erect
to set up; to establish
to institute; to lay down; to draw up; to compose (legal document)
to exist; to live
standing
to place on the throne; to take the throne
upright; vertical
immediately; at once

character · Etymology 2

(Hokkien) litre

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