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私立 (sī lì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

私立 (sī lì) is a Chinese word: private. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 私立

形 xíng adjective

private

他在一所私立学校工作。

tā zài yì suǒ sī lì xué xiào gōng zuò

He works at a private school.

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Word breakdown

私 sī — private, non-governmental

立 lì — established, founded

Structure & writing
1 私 sī — private; personal (opposite of 公)

私 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 禾 hé — rice seedling; rice plant
禾 is a component in 37 characters
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Stroke order

2 立 lì — to stand; to stand upright
立 is a component in 17 characters

立 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order