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Chinese symbol for “ordination”

按立
àn lì
ordination

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ordination is 按立 (àn lì), defined as: ordination.

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Characters and stroke order

按 àn
to check, to control, to push, to restrain
radical 64 ⼿ · 9 strokes
立 lì
to stand; to establish, to set up
radical 117 ⽴ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “ordination”

WordPinyinMeaning
按手礼 (按手禮)àn shǒu lǐordination

Related words

Other words that share a character with 按立.

WordPinyinMeaning
按照àn zhàoaccording to; in accordance with; on the basis of
按摩àn mómassage; to massage
按钮 (按鈕)àn niǔto push a button; button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action)
按时 (按時)àn shíon time; before deadline
按键 (按鍵)àn jiànbutton or key (on a device); keystroke
按下àn xiàto press down; to press a button
建立jiàn lìto establish; to set up
成立chéng lìto establish; to set up

See also: Japanese symbol for “ordination”.

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.