离

lí

HSK 2

离 — lí

1. to leave; to part from; to be away from

   他离开了家去上学。 tā líkāi le jiā qù shàngxué — He left home to go to school.

2. from (in giving distances); without; independent of

   他家离学校有三公里。 tājiā lí xuéxiào yǒu sān gōnglǐ — His home is three kilometers from the school.

3. one of the Eight Trigrams (Ba Gua), symbolizing fire

   离卦在八卦中代表着火与光明。 lí guà zài bāguà zhōng dàibiǎo zháohuǒ yǔ guāngmíng — The Li trigram in the Eight Trigrams represents fire and brightness.

离 — chī

1. mythical beast (archaic)

   传说山中有一只独角的离，能驱邪避凶。 chuánshuō shānzhōng yǒu yīzhī dújiǎo de lí néng qūxié bì xiōng — Legend says a one-horned chī beast in the mountains can ward off evil.