離
detach · separation · disjoin · digress
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
离 + 隹
Cultural Context
Etymology
Combines 'bird' (隹) with 'beast' (离), depicting a bird leaving a tree to fly away. Means separation and parting.
Symbolism
Symbolizes separation, distance, and independence. Represents parting from dear people and places, and departure on new paths.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
支離滅裂
しりめつれつ
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; incoherent
政教分離
せいきょうぶんり
separation of church and state; separation of church and state
不即不離
ふそくふり
neutral; noncommittal; neutral
愛別離苦
あいべつりく
the pain of separation from loved ones; the pain of separation from loved ones
離合集散
りごうしゅうさん
meeting and parting; alliance and rupture (e.g. changing alignment of political parties); meeting and parting
光彩陸離
こうさいりくり
dazzling; brilliant; dazzling
会者定離
えしゃじょうり
those who meet must part (suggesting the transient nature of this life); we meet only to part; those who meet must part (suggesting the transient nature of this life)
相即不離
そうそくふり
strongly attached to each other; inseparable; strongly attached to each other
厭離穢土
えんりえど
abhorrence of (living in) this impure world; abhorrence of (living in) this impure world
乱離骨灰
らりこっぱい
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed; being scattered in all directions