Chinese symbol for “discrete”
分立
fēn lì
to establish as separate entities; to divide (a company etc) into independent entities; discrete; separate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for discrete is 分立 (fēn lì), defined as: to establish as separate entities; to divide (a company etc) into independent entities; discrete; separate; separation (of powers etc).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “discrete”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 离散 (離散) | lí sàn | (of family members) separated from one another; scattered about; dispersed; (math.) discrete |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 分立.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 部分 | bù fen | part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] |
| 分析 | fēn xī | to analyze; analysis |
| 分别 (分別) | fēn bié | to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart |
| 分钟 (分鐘) | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 十分 | shí fēn | very; completely |
| 分享 | fēn xiǎng | to share (esp. sth enjoyable, useful or beneficial) |
| 建立 | jiàn lì | to establish; to set up |
| 成立 | chéng lì | to establish; to set up |
See also: Japanese symbol for “discrete”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.