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Chinese symbol for “isolate”

孤立
gū lì
to isolate; isolated; unrelated; irrelevant

The closest CC-CEDICT match for isolate is 孤立 (gū lì), defined as: to isolate; isolated; unrelated; irrelevant.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

孤 gū
orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary
radical 39 ⼦ · 8 strokes
立 lì
to stand; to establish, to set up
radical 117 ⽴ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “isolate”

WordPinyinMeaning
隔绝 (隔絕)gé juéto cut off; to isolate; isolated (from the world)
割裂gē lièto cut apart; to sever; to separate; to isolate
隔离 (隔離)gé líto separate; to isolate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 孤立.

WordPinyinMeaning
孤独 (孤獨)gū dúlonely; solitary
孤儿 (孤兒)gū érorphan
孤单 (孤單)gū dānlone; lonely
孤儿院 (孤兒院)gū ér yuànorphanage; child asylum
孤岛 (孤島)gū dǎoisolated island
建立jiàn lìto establish; to set up
成立chéng lìto establish; to set up
独立 (獨立)dú lìindependent; independence

See also: Japanese symbol for “isolate”.

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.

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