= li + Ø4
to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately
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How to pronounce 立

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

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立 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
cǎo = c + ao3
alternative form of 艸 (grass)
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tóu = t + ou2
"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)
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Characters with 立 as component

qīn = qi + (e)n1
parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear
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parents-in-law of one's offspring
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zhàn = zh + an4
station / to stand / to halt / to stop / branch of a company or organization / website
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Words with 立

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Seoul National University (SNU or Seoul National), Korea
Ma Sanli (1914-2003), Chinese comedian

Sentences with 立

chén
qǐng
zhǐ
bīng

Want to remember 立 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately

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