立 · Lì / lì · surname Li
Learn the Chinese character 立 with its source-linked HSK 5 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 立.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 立
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 立.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 成立chénglìto establish
- 独立dúlìindependent
- 建立jiànlìto establish
- 立即lìjíimmediately
- 立刻lìkèimmediately
- 设立shèlìto set up
- 创立chuànglìto establish
- 对立duìlìto oppose
- 立lìsurname Li
- 立场lìchǎngposition
- 确立quèlìto establish
- 树立shùlìto set up
- 成家立业chéngjiā-lìyèto get married and start a career (idiom)
- 矗立chùlìto tower
- 当机立断dāngjī-lìduànto make prompt decisions (idiom)
- 订立dìnglìto conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc)
- 公立gōnglìpublic (e.g. school, hospital)
- 孤立gūlìto isolate
- 鹤立鸡群hèlìjīqúna crane in a flock of chicken (idiom)
- 立案lì’ànto register (to an official organism)
- 立法lìfǎto enact laws
- 立方lìfāngcube (math.)
- 立方米lìfāngmǐcubic meter (m³)
- 立功lìgōngto make worthy contributions
- 立交桥lìjiāoqiáooverpass
- 立体lìtǐthree-dimensional
- 立足lìzúto stand
- 竖立shùlìto erect
- 私立sīlìprivately-run
- 耸立sǒnglìto stand tall
- 屹立yìlìto tower
- 站立zhànlìto stand
- 中立zhōnglìneutral
- 自立zìlìindependent
Real usage
Example sentences with 立
Published HSK 5 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 5 course context containing 立 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 立
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 立 mean in Chinese?
立 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: surname Li.
How do you pronounce 立?
立 is shown as Lì / lì.
Is 立 an HSK 5 character?
Yes. 立 is HSK 5 recognition character #183.
Can I practise writing 立?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 5 recognition
- HSK 5 writing inventory
- 34 linked HSK words
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 5 recognition character #183.
- Writing scope: HSK 5 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.