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Translingual
Han character
離 (Kangxi radical 172, 隹 +10, 18 strokes, cangjie input 卜月人土 (YBOG ), four-corner 00414 , composition ⿰离 隹 )
Derived characters
㒧 (𠌯 ) , 囄 , 攡 (摛 ) , 灕 (漓 ) , 㰚 , 𪺇 , 𤫚 , 䙰 (褵 ) , 𮉞 , 𧕮 , 𧮛 , 𮣮
𢥗 , 𡿎 , 蘺 (蓠 ) , 㒿 , 䍦 (䍠 ) , 籬 (篱 ) , 𢌈
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
Chinese
Glyph origin
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 ” ) – black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis ). This sense is preserved in the compound 離黃 .
Phonetically borrowed for the sense "to depart".
The 3rd trigram, formed of ⚊ over ⚋ and ⚊
The 30th hexagram, formed of ☲ and ☲
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g(r/l)aːj ( “ scatter, sow, dispersedly widely; wide; star ” ) (STEDT). See 侈 (OC *l̥ʰjalʔ , “extravagant”) for more.
Pronunciation 1
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
離
離
Reading #
1/3
2/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
lí
lí
Middle Chinese
‹ lje ›
‹ lje ›
Old Chinese
/*aj/
/*aj/
English
meet with, encounter
depart from
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
離
Reading #
2/3
No.
7780
Phonetic component
离
Rime group
歌
Rime subdivision
2
Corresponding MC rime
離
Old Chinese
/*rel/
Notes
甲 文 象 隹 入 網 羅 ,離 反 爲 省 文
Definitions
離
to leave ; to depart
to go away
to separate
( colloquial ) to divorce
away from
☲ , the 3rd of the 8 trigrams
䷝ , the 30th of the 64 I Ching hexagrams
† Alternative form of 罹 ( lí , “ to suffer ; to be hit with; to encounter ” )
† Alternative form of 縭 / 缡 ( lí )
a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
離婚 (“to divorce”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
離婚 , 離異
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
離婚 , 散
Taiwan
離婚
Chengde
離婚
Chifeng
離婚
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
離婚 , 打八刀
Heihe
離婚 , 打八刀
Qiqihar
離婚 , 打八刀
Harbin
離婚 , 打八刀
Jiamusi
離婚 , 打八刀
Baicheng
離婚 , 打八刀
Changchun
離婚 , 打八刀
Tonghua
離婚 , 打八刀
Shenyang
離婚 , 跳槽
Jinzhou
離婚 , 八刀
Singapore
離婚
Jilu Mandarin
Tianjin
離婚 , 散
Tangshan
離婚 , 散夥
Cangzhou
離婚 , 散
Baoding
離婚 , 散
Shijiazhuang
離婚
Lijin
離婚
Jinan
離婚
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Dalian
離婚
Dandong
離婚 , 打八刀
Yantai
離婚
Qingdao
離婚
Zhucheng
離婚
Central Plains Mandarin
Lingbao
離婚
Jining
離婚
Wanrong
離婚
Linfen
離婚
Shangqiu
離婚
Yuanyang
離婚
Zhengzhou
離婚
Xinyang
離婚
Baihe
離婚 , 散
Xi'an
離婚
Baoji
離婚 , 散夥
Tianshui
離婚
Xining
離婚
Xuzhou
離婚 , 離
Fuyang
離婚
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
離婚
Lanzhou
離婚
Dunhuang
離婚
Hami
離婚
Ürümqi
離婚
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
離婚 , 打脫離
Nanchong
離婚
Dazhou
退婚 , 退親
Hanyuan
離婚 , 散
Xichang
離婚
Zigong
離婚 , 打脫離
Chongqing
離婚 , 打脫離
Wuhan
離婚 , 脫離 dated , 打脫離 dated
Yichang
離婚 , 拆婚
Xiangyang
離婚
Tianmen
離婚 , 散 , 打脫離
Guiyang
離婚
Zunyi
離婚
Bijie
離婚
Liping
離婚
Zhaotong
離婚
Dali
離婚
Kunming
離婚
Mengzi
離婚
Guilin
離婚
Liuzhou
離婚
Jishou
離婚
Changde
脫離
Hanzhong
離婚
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
離婚 , 離
Yangzhou
離婚
Lianyungang
離婚 , 離
Lianshui
離婚
Nantong
離婚
Anqing
離婚 , 打離婚
Wuhu
離婚 , 打離婚
Hefei
離婚
Hong'an
離婚 , 打脫離
Cantonese
Guangzhou
離婚
Hong Kong
離婚
Taishan
離婚
Gan
Nanchang
離婚 , 離
Hakka
Yudu
打離婚
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
離婚
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
離婚
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
離婚
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
離婚
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
離緣
Huizhou
Shexian
離婚
Jin
Taiyuan
離婚 , 離
Yangyuan
離婚
Datong
離婚 , 離
Xinzhou
離婚
Lüliang (Lishi)
離婚
Changzhi
離婚
Linhe
離婚
Jining
離婚
Hohhot
離婚
Erenhot
離婚
Pingshan
離婚
Zhangjiakou
離婚
Handan
離婚 , 散
Linzhou
離婚
Suide
離婚
Southern Min
Xiamen
離婚 , 離緣
Quanzhou
離婚
Zhangzhou
離婚
Tainan
離婚 , 離緣
Penang (Hokkien)
離婚 , 相煞
Manila (Hokkien)
離婚
Wu
Shanghai
離婚
Suzhou
離婚 , 離
Hangzhou
離婚 , 離
Ningbo
離婚
Compounds
Descendants
References
Pronunciation 2
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
離
Reading #
3/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
lì
Middle Chinese
‹ ljeH ›
Old Chinese
/*raj-s/
English
reject
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
離
Reading #
3/3
No.
7794
Phonetic component
离
Rime group
歌
Rime subdivision
2
Corresponding MC rime
詈
Old Chinese
/*rels/
Definitions
離
Used in 離支 / 离支 (lìzhī , “lychee ”).
( obsolete ) to reject ; to discard
Pronunciation 3
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
離
Alternative form of 麗 / 丽 ( “ to adhere ; to attach to ” )
Pronunciation 4
Definitions
離
Only used in 離跂 / 离跂 .
Pronunciation 5
Definitions
離
Alternative form of 螭 ( chī , “ a kind of dragon ” )
Alternative form of 离 ( “ a kind of legendary beast ” )
Pronunciation 6
Definitions
離
Only used in 離瞀 / 离瞀 .
Japanese
Kanji
離
(Jōyō kanji )
separate , detach , digress
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Yakja (略字 , simplified form) of 離.
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 離 (MC lje| ljeH ). Recorded as Middle Korean 리 ( li ) (Yale : li ) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합 ) , 1576.
Pronunciation
( initial position ) (SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : Phonetic hangul: Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
( non-initial position )
Hanja
Wikisource
離 (eumhun 떠날 리 ( tteonal ri ) , word-initial (South Korea) 떠날 이 ( tteonal i ) )
hanja form? of ] ( “ to leave ” )
hanja form? of ] ( “ separation ; departure ” )
hanja form? of ] ( “ division ” )
Compounds
Compounds
거리 (距離 , geori , “distance ”)
괴리 (乖離 , goeri , “estrangement ”)
분리 (分離 , bulli , “separation ”)
출리 (出離 , chulli )
이탈 (離脫 , ital , “breakaway ”)
격리 (隔離 , gyeongni , “isolation ”)
이륙 (離陸 , iryuk , “take off ”)
이직 (離職 , ijik , “move one's job ”)
이산 (離散 , isan , “dispersion ”)
이혼 (離婚 , ihon , “divorce ”)
이별 (離別 , ibyeol , “farewell , parting ”)
난리 (亂離 , nalli , “fuss , mess , panic ”)
이간질 (離間 질 , iganjil , “to come between , alienate something from others ”)
사거리 (射距離 , sageori , “range (of a weapon)”)
가시 거리 (可視 距離 , gasigeori , “visibility ”)
Etymology 2
Related to Middle Chinese 螭 / 离 (MC trhje ).
Hanja
離 (eumhun 교룡 (蛟龍 ) 치 )
離 (eumhun 맹수 (猛獸 ) 치 )
( literary Chinese ) Alternative form of 螭 ( “ hanja form? of 치 ( “ a kind of dragon ” ) ” )
( literary Chinese ) Alternative form of 离 ( “ hanja form? of 치 ( “ a kind of legendary beast ” ) ” )
Etymology 3
Related to Middle Chinese 麗 / 儷 (MC lejH ).
Hanja
離 (eumhun 붙을 려 ( buteul ryeo ) , word-initial (South Korea) 붙을 여 ( buteul yeo ) )
離 (eumhun 나란히 할 려 ( naranhi hal ryeo ) , word-initial (South Korea) 나란히 할 여 ( naranhi hal yeo ) )
( literary Chinese ) Alternative form of 麗 ( “ hanja form? of ] ( “ to adhere ” ) ” )
( literary Chinese ) Alternative form of 儷 ( “ hanja form? of ] ( “ in pair ” ) ” )
References
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 .
Vietnamese
Han character
離 : Hán Nôm readings: li , ly , le , lè , lì , lìa , lia
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