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离
lí
1. mythical beast (archaic)
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

离
lí
rare beast; strange; elegant
HSK 2 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

乖离
guāilí
to part
偏离
piānlí
to deviate
分离
fēnlí
to separate
别离
biélí
to take leave of
剥离
bōlí
to peel
劈离
pīlí
split
叛离
pànlí
to betray
抽离
chōulí
to remove
抛离
pāolí
to desert
撤离
chèlí
to withdraw from
支离
zhīlí
fragmented
流离
liúlí
homeless and miserable
疏离
shūlí
to become alienated
背离
bèilí
to depart from
脱离
tuōlí
to separate oneself from
HSK 6
解离
jiělí
dissociation
距离
jùlí
distance
HSK 4
迷离
mílí
blurred
逃离
táolí
to run out
游离
yóulí
to disassociate

Alternate Entries

离
Lí
surname Li
HSK 2
离
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<bāguà>]], symbolizing fire / [[☲]]
HSK 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
417
Word Frequency Rank
132 of 84,292

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