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独立

Traditional: 獨立

dú lì

HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 5

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dú lì · duk6 laap6 (Jyutping)

  1. independent
  2. independence
  3. to stand alone

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

独

Meaning
alone, single, solitary, only
Radical
犭
Strokes
9
Components
⿰犭虫
Cangjie
KHLMI
Four-corner
4523.6

立

Meaning
stand; let stand; establish, set
Radical
立
Strokes
5
Components
⿳亠丷一
Cangjie
YT
Four-corner
0010.8

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