Chinese

立即

/li⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/
promptly; immediately; at once
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 7

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Lineage

  • characterChinese立 “to stand”
  • characterChinese即 “to come near to eat”
    • ideaChinese皀 “Prepared food, a vessel full of food (as in 即 and 既, in which is simplified)”
    • ideaChinese卩 “kneeling person”

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