(lí)

To leave; to be away from; distance

How 離 is written

Strokes
18
Radical
— lid
Traditional
Simplified

Components

  • lid
  • container
  • N/A
  • track
  • small bird

Common words using 離

距離 jùlí
distance; to be apart; CL:個|个[ge4]
遠離 yuǎnlí
to be far from; to keep away from
離婚 líhūn
to divorce; divorced from (one's spouse)
離開 líkāi
to depart; to leave
偏離 piānlí
to deviate; to diverge; to wander
分離 fēnlí
to separate
別離 biélí
to take leave of; to leave; separation
形影不離 xíngyǐngbùlí
inseparable (as form and shadow)
悲歡離合 bēihuānlíhé
joys and sorrows; partings and reunions; the vicissitudes of life
支離破碎 zhīlípòsuì
scattered and smashed (idiom)
流離 liúlí
homeless and miserable; forced to leave home and wander from place to place; to live as a refugee
脫離 tuōlí
to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine)

離 in a sentence

我家離捷運站很近。

Wǒ jiā lí jiéyùnzhàn hěn jìn.

“My house is very close to the MRT station.”

How common is 離?

離 is the 418th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 72% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 離

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