屹 yì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 山 — mountain, hill, peak
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
屹立
yìlì
to stand tall; to tower; to stand firm
Characters in this word
立 lì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 那座灯塔在海风中屹立百年，成为渔民辨认归途的重要标志。 Nà zuò dēngtǎ zài hǎifēng zhōng yìlì bǎi nián, chéngwéi yúmín biànrèn guītú de zhòngyào biāozhì. That lighthouse has stood in the sea wind for a hundred years, becoming an important sign by which fishermen recognise the way home.
- 一座古塔屹立在山顶，历经千年风雨依然完好。 Yī zuò gǔtǎ yìlì zài shāndǐng, lìjīng qiānnián fēngyǔ yīrán wánhǎo. An ancient pagoda stands on the mountain top, still intact after a thousand years of wind and rain.
- 这座石碑屹立千年，见证了城市的变迁。 Zhè zuò shíbēi yìlì qiānnián, jiànzhèng le chéngshì de biànqiān. This stone stele has towered here for a thousand years, witnessing the city's changes.