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Chinese symbol for “stand”

立
lì
to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stand is 立 (lì), defined as: to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once.

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

立 lì
to stand; to establish, to set up
radical 117 ⽴ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “stand”

WordPinyinMeaning
立足lì zúto stand; to have a footing
站立zhàn lìto stand; standing
起立qǐ lìto stand; Stand up!
站zhànstation; to stand
受shòuto receive; to accept

Related words

Other words that share a character with 立.

WordPinyinMeaning
建立jiàn lìto establish; to set up
成立chéng lìto establish; to set up
独立 (獨立)dú lìindependent; independence
设立 (設立)shè lìto set up; to establish
立即lì jíimmediately
立法lì fǎto enact laws; to legislate

See also: Japanese symbol for “stand”.

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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