Characters  ›  立

立 5 strokes

立 lì — to stand; to set up

5 strokes · radical 立 (stand erect)

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A way to remember it

A person standing, with the ground drawn as a line under their feet. The bottom stroke is the ground, so it is written last and drawn wide.

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A person standing, with the ground drawn as a line under their feet.

Words it turns up in

建立独立立刻

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