to leave; to part from; to be at a distance from; separate; apart
离 means to leave or be apart: 离开, 距离 'distance', 分离 'separation'.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC header gives only a generic 形声 and names no parts, so the modern shape is shown as written pieces only, with no historical claims.
WHOLE CHARACTER
to leave; to part from; to be at a distance from; separate; apart
离 means to leave or be apart: 离开, 距离 'distance', 分离 'separation'.
ZDIC header gives only a generic 形声 and names no parts, so the modern shape is shown as written pieces only, with no historical claims.
TOP: THE DOT-AND-LINE CROWN
the two-stroke crown (dot over a line)
The dot-and-line crown; the written top of several characters with no general historical role claimed; each page states its own role.
In 离: top: the dot-and-line crown Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
MIDDLE: A WRITTEN FRAME PIECE WITH CROSSED STROKES — SHOWN AS A VISUAL AID, NOT TAUGHT AS THE WORD 凶 HERE
fierce; inauspicious
A standalone character meaning fierce/inauspicious; in some characters the shape appears as a written frame piece; each page states its own limits.
In 离: middle: a written frame piece with crossed strokes — shown as a visual aid, not taught as the word 凶 here Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
BOTTOM: THE FRAME-AND-TAIL PIECE (THE SHAPE DICTIONARIES LIST AS 禸) — A WRITTEN PIECE ONLY
a bound frame-and-tail piece (dictionary radical)
A dictionary graph for the insect-base bottom; shown as a visual piece; each page states its own limits.
In 离: bottom: the frame-and-tail piece (the shape dictionaries list as 禸) — a written piece only Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
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