竖 shù
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
竖立
shùlì
to erect; to stand upright
Characters in this word
立 lì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 广场中央竖立着一座纪念碑，碑文记录了城市重建的历程。 Guǎngchǎng zhōngyāng shùlì zhe yí zuò jìniànbēi, bēiwén jìlù le chéngshì chóngjiàn de lìchéng. A monument stands in the centre of the square, and its inscription records the city's reconstruction.
- 港口边竖立着一座高高的灯塔。 Gǎngkǒu biān shùlì zhe yí zuò gāogāo de dēngtǎ. A tall lighthouse stands at the edge of the harbour.
- 工人们花了三天时间在门口竖立起旗杆。 Gōngrénmen huā le sān tiān shíjiān zài ménkǒu shùlì qǐ qígān. The workers spent three days erecting a flagpole by the entrance.