树立 (shù lì) — to establish, to set up (an example, confidence…

Definition

Used for intangible things: image, confidence, example, prestige. 设立 is for institutions or rules; 建立 is more general and concrete.

verb

to establishto set up (an example, confidence, image, etc.)

Easily confused

树立。
Tā gěi wǒ men shù lì le yí gè hǎo bǎng yàng.
He set a good example for us.
树立。
Tā de yǎn jiǎng shù lì le tuán duì de zì xìn xīn.
Her speech established the team's confidence.
树立。
Qǐ yè xū yào shù lì liáng hǎo de shè huì xíng xiàng.
Enterprises need to establish a good social image.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

立lìstand or establish

树 means set up and 立 means stand or establish; together they express establishing an example or image.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樹; 树 is its simplified writing.

木尌樹

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

尌

尌shù樹shù

Same sound today

Originally 尌, 'to plant a tree', was written alone; the traditional form 樹 adds 木, 'tree', to it to differentiate.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

立 pictures a person standing on the ground.

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