Dong Chinese dictionary

chī, lí

leave

Depicts using a net (𠦒) to catch prey in a forest (林). 林 also represents the sound. In simplified Chinese 离 is also used to mean "leave", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 離.

Components

林 Sound Iconic component

lín

forest

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 林 than it was in ancient scripts.

𠦒 Iconic component

bān

net for catching birds or rabbits

Depicts a net. Similar to 禽.

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

离

chī

mythical beast (archaic)

离 (離)

lí

leave, depart; go away; separate; 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; ☲

离 (離)

Lí

surname Li

Most common words with 离