Stand Radical (立) — Characters, Meaning and Practice Worksheet
立 is the stand radical. It appears in 14 of the most common Chinese characters — these 12 are the ones worth learning first, and the worksheet below gives every one of them a pinyin header, a stroke-by-stroke model and blank Tianzige grids to copy into.
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What does 立 mean?
Stand radical · 立 lì · 5 strokes · to stand
It usually appears at the top, bottom, or on the left. The Origin column below shows what each character's parts do — many take their meaning from the radical, some take their sound from the other half.
Shapes: 立
立 itself: A man standing on the ground 一
12 common characters with 立
Ranked by how often they appear in real written Chinese. Every character links to its own page with a stroke-order animation and example words.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 位 | wèi | [measure word for respectable people] | The place where a person 亻 stands 立 |
| 亲 | qīn | close, intimate | A tree 木 bearing fruit 立 |
| 站 | zhàn | stand | 占 supplies the sound |
| 音 | yīn | sound; news | A tongue 立 forming a sound in the mouth 日 |
| 拉 | lā | pull | 立 supplies the sound |
| 端 | duān | hold or carry something level | 耑 supplies the sound |
| 旁 | páng | beside, by | 方 supplies the sound |
| 帝 | dì | emperor | An altar on which a sacrifice is being made |
| 竞 | jìng | to compete; to contend; to struggle | To stand up 立 to a foe 兄 |
| 童 | tóng | child | A child standing 立 in the village 里 |
| 辛 | xīn | (of taste) hot or pungent; hard; laborious; suffering; eighth in order… | A hot iron used to brand prisoners and slaves |
| 粒 | lì | grain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects (… | 立 supplies the sound |
Related Radicals
- 礻Spirit radical · shì17 common characters · an altar; spirits; worship
- 禾Grain radical · hé27 common characters · grain; a rice plant
- 穴Cave radical · xué9 common characters · a cave; a hole
- 米Rice radical · mǐ16 common characters · rice
- 纟Silk radical · sī49 common characters · silk; thread
- 耳Ear radical · ěr8 common characters · ear
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