離

See also: 离 and ☲

Translingual

Han character

離 (Kangxi radical 172, 隹+10, 18 strokes, cangjie input 卜月人土 (YBOG), four-corner 0041₄, composition ⿰离隹)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1369, character 16
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42140
• Dae Jaweon: page 1875, character 14
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4106, character 2
• Unihan data for U+96E2

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Chinese

trad.		離
simp.		离*

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (离) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
謧	*reːl, *rel
璃	*reːl, *rel
離	*reːls, *rel, *rels
縭	*rel
离	*rel, *r̥ʰel
醨	*rel
樆	*rel
褵	*rel
漓	*rel
黐	*rel, *r̥ʰel
籬	*rel
灕	*rel
蘺	*rel
攡	*rel
魑	*r̥ʰel
螭	*r̥ʰel
摛	*r̥ʰel

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *reːls, *rel, *rels) : phonetic 离 (OC *rel, *r̥ʰel) + semantic 隹 (“bird”).

Pronunciation 1

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 離

1. to leave, to depart
2. to go away
3. to separate
4. away from
5. 3rd of the 8 trigrams
6. 30th hexagram of the I Ching

References

• “離”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lì (li⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lì
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lì
    • Wade–Giles: li⁴
    • Yale: lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lih
    • Palladius: ли (li)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: lejH

Rime
Character	離
Reading #	3/3
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	齊 (39)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	郎計切
Baxter	lejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/leiH/
Pan Wuyun	/leiH/
Shao Rongfen	/lɛiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lɛjH/
Li Rong	/leiH/
Wang Li	/lieiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/lieiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lai6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*reːls/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	離
Reading #	1/3
No.	7779
Phonetic component	离
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	麗
Old Chinese	/*reːls/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 離

1. Used in 離枝／离枝 (lízhī).
2. (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 麗／丽 (lì, “to adhere”).

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǐ (li³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǐ
    • Wade–Giles: li³
    • Yale: lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lii
    • Palladius: ли (li)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 離

1. Only used in 離跂／离跂.

Pronunciation 4

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chī (chi¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄔ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chī
    • Zhuyin: ㄔ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chih
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih¹
    • Yale: chr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chy
    • Palladius: чи (či)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 離

1. (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 螭 (chī, “a kind of dragon”).
2. (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 离 (chī, “a kind of legendary beast”).

Pronunciation 5

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔ (gu³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔ
    • Wade–Giles: ku³
    • Yale: gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guu
    • Palladius: гу (gu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 離

1. Only used in 離瞀／离瞀.

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji

離

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: り (ri, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: り (ri, Jōyō)
• Kun: はなれる (hanareru, 離れる, Jōyō); はなす (hanasu, 離す, Jōyō); つく (tsuku, 離く)

Compounds

• 乖離(かいり) (kairi)
• 距離(きょり) (kyori)
• 不即不離(ふそくふり) (fusokufuri)
• 分離(ぶんり) (bunri): isolation
• 離間(りかん) (rikan)
• 離婚(りこん) (rikon)
• 離脱(りだつ) (ridatsu)
• 離別(りべつ) (ribetsu)
• 幽体離脱(ゆうたいりだつ) (yūtai ridatsu): out-of-body experience
• 体外離脱(たいがいりだつ) (taigai ridatsu): out-of-body experience

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Korean

Hanja

離 • (ri>i) (hangeul 리>이, revised ri>i, McCune–Reischauer ri>i, Yale li>i)

1. leave, separation, departure, division

Compounds

• 이간질 (離間질, iganjil): to come between, alienate something from the other(s)
• 이혼 (離婚, ihon): divorce
• 이별 (離別, ibyeol): (long term) farewell, parting
• 난리 (亂離, nalli): fuss, mess, panic

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Vietnamese

Han character

離: Hán Nôm readings: li, ly, le, lè, lì, lìa, lia

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References

• Nom Foundation