li (I Ching trigram: fire, south)
One of the eight trigrams of the I Ching (易経), representing fire and the direction south. Used in divination and traditional cosmology.
See also: 易経
In the I Ching, li symbolizes fire and the south.
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
withdrawal; secession; breakaway
isolation; segregation; quarantine
long distance; long-range
takeoff
outlying island; remote island; isolated island · leaving an island; to leave an island
divergence; estrangement; separation
secession from a political party; leaving a party
leaving one's job; employment separation; losing one's job
short distance; close range
detachment; peeling off; exfoliation · flow separation
abandoning all worldly desires
dissociation · unraveling and separating; coming apart
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
estrangement; alienation; defection
takeoff and landing
dispersion; scattering; breakup
parting; separation
separation; isolation; detachment · liberation; release; isolation (chemistry)
departure from office; leaving a post
detached palace; imperial villa; royal villa
separation; divorce
ionization · electrolytic dissociation
divorce · dissolution of adoption
meeting and parting; alliance and rupture
weaning
estrangement; alienation; sowing discord
getting out of bed; leaving one's sickbed
Standard kanji form for this I Ching trigram.
From Chinese 離 (lí), one of the eight trigrams in the I Ching.