⽴

stand

lì (li4)

Radical no. 117 · 5 strokes (第 117 部首 · 5 画 dì 117 bùshǒu · 5 huà)

Radical ⽴ (lì) — meaning: stand, 5 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone script depicting a person standing upright on two feet. It embodies the concept of standing or the upright posture.

Mnemonic: Imagine a stick figure standing upright: head on top, torso in the middle, and feet rooted to the ground below.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

10 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 竟jìng

    unexpectedly

    HSK 7

    11 strokes

  • 章zhāng

    chapter

    HSK 6

    11 strokes

  • 竡bǎi

    hectoliter (old)

    11 strokes

  • 童tóng

    child

    12 strokes

  • 竣jùn

    complete

    12 strokes

  • 竦sǒng

    respectful

    12 strokes

  • 竖shù

    variant of 豎|竖[shu4]

    HSK 7

    13 strokes

  • 端duān

    old variant of 端[duan1]

    HSK 6

    14 strokes

  • 竭jié

    to exhaust

    14 strokes

  • 竞jìng

    to compete

    20 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.