懂中文 Dong Chinese

離

lí

leave

Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 离 represents the sound.

Components
隹 meaning component

隹  Meaning component

zhuī

  

bird

离 sound component

离  Sound component

chī, lí

  

leave

Evolution

離 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
離 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
離 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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[bā​guà], symbolizing fire; ☲

离 (離) 

Lí

surname Li

Most common words with 離
Freq.
Word
Meaning

离开

to depart

离

to leave

距离

distance

离婚

to divorce

分离

to separate

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

籬 蘺