How to write 离 (lí, “to leave”)
离 (lí), an HSK 2 character, means “to leave”, “to part from” and “to be away from”. The traditional form is 離, 18 strokes instead of 10. On its own it is an HSK 2 word; it also forms 离开 (“to depart”), 远离 (“to be far from”) and 距离 (“distance”). Japanese reads it chi, “rare beast”.
- Pinyin
- lí
- Strokes
- 10
- HSK
- 2
- Radical
- 禸 (“trample”)
- Traditional
- 離
Stroke by stroke
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- 2
- 3
- 4
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- 6
- 7
- 8
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- 10
As a top-bottom character it splits into 亠凶, strokes 1–6; 禸 (“trample”, the radical), strokes 7–10, written the top first.
- topdown and right
- top leftrightwards
- topdown and left
- topdown and right
- top leftdown and right → rightwards
- top rightdownwards
- leftdownwards
- leftrightwards → downwards
- centerdownwards → rightwards
- centerdown and right
Japanese and Chinese
The two models differ in shape, so our comparison does not claim an order; compare the numbered frames yourself (10 strokes in Japanese, 10 strokes in Chinese).
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 离 · 10 strokes
- Traditional
- 離 · 18 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| lí second tone | to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth) | 離 | 离开 远离 距离 分离 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 2
- 2021 standard
- level 2
- HSK 2.0
- in a level 2 word
- Words with it
- 148 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 离
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 离 離 | lí | to leave; to part from HSK 2 |
| 离开 離開 | líkāi | to depart; to leave HSK 3 |
| 远离 遠離 | yuǎnlí | to be far from; to keep away from HSK 4 |
| 距离 距離 | jùlí | distance; separation HSK 4 |
| 分离 分離 | fēnlí | to separate HSK 5 |
| 离婚 離婚 | líhūn | to divorce HSK 5 |
| 离职 離職 | lízhí | to leave one's job temporarily; to leave one's job HSK 5 |
| 离奇 離奇 | líqí | odd; bizarre HSK 7-9 |
| 脱离 脫離 | tuōlí | to separate oneself from; to break away from HSK 7-9 |
| 隔离 隔離 | gélí | to separate; to isolate HSK 7-9 |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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