立 lì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
立案
lì'àn
to register a case; to file a case
Characters in this word
案 àn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 警方在核实银行流水后，决定以诈骗嫌疑正式立案。 Jǐngfāng zài héshí yínháng liúshuǐ hòu, juédìng yǐ zhàpiàn xiányí zhèngshì lì'àn. After verifying the bank transaction records, the police decided formally to open a case on suspicion of fraud.
- 警察接到报案后，很快就立案调查。 Jǐngchá jiēdào bào'àn hòu, hěn kuài jiù lì'àn diàochá. After receiving the report, the police quickly opened a case to investigate.
- 这起丢失自行车的事，派出所已经决定立案。 Zhè qǐ diūshī zìxíngchē de shì, pàichūsuǒ yǐjīng juédìng lì'àn. The local police station has decided to register the case of the missing bicycle.