| 立 | lì | to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately; surname Li |
| 立场 | lì chǎng | position; standpoint; CL:个 |
| 立即 | lì jí | immediately |
| 立刻 | lì kè | forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once |
| 立法 | lì fǎ | legislation |
| 立方 | lì fāng | cube |
| 立宪 | lì xiàn | to set up a constitution |
| 立体 | lì tǐ | three-dimensional; solid; stereoscopic |
| 立案 | lì àn | to register (to an official organism); to file a case (for investigation) |
| 立足 | lì zú | to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on |
| 立方根 | lì fāng gēn | cubic root (math) |
| 立志 | lì zhì | to be determined; to be resolved |
| 立正 | lì zhèng | to stand straight; attention! (order to troops) |
| 立时 | lì shí | right away; quickly; immediately |
| 立国 | lì guó | to found a country |
| 立方体 | lì fāng tǐ | cube; cubic |
| 立秋 | Lì qiū | Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 7th-22nd August |
| 立法机关 | lì fǎ jī guān | legislature |
| 立论 | lì lùn | proposition; argument |
| 立足点 | lì zú diǎn | foothold |
| 立面图 | lì miàn tú | elevation; three dimensional drawing |
| 立夏 | Lì xià | Lixia or Start of Summer, 7th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 5th-20th May |
| 立春 | Lì chūn | Lichun or Beginning of Spring, 1st of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 |
| 立冬 | Lì dōng | Lidong or Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 7th-21st November |
| 立体图 | lì tǐ tú | three-dimensional figure; hologram; stereogram |
| 立体几何 | lì tǐ jǐ hé | solid geometry |
| 立体声 | lì tǐ shēng | stereo sound |
| 立交桥 | lì jiāo qiáo | overpass; flyover |
| 立方米 | lì fāng mǐ | cubic meter (unit of volume) |
| 立下 | lì xià | to set up; to establish |
| 立交 | lì jiāo | abbr. for 立体交叉 overpass |
| 立传 | lì zhuàn | to record sb's achievements in writing; to write a biography enhancing the subject's image |
| 立像 | lì xiàng | standing image (of a Buddha or saint) |
| 立克次体 | lì kè cì tǐ | Rickettsia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria) |
| 立刀旁 | lì dāo páng | name of "knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到, 利, 别 etc; see also 刂 |
| 立地成佛 | lì dì chéng fó | to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation; to repent and be absolved of one's crimes |
| 立委 | lì wěi | abbr. for 立法委员会; abbr. for 立法委员 |
| 立委选举 | lì wěi xuǎn jǔ | legislative elections |
| 立山区 | Lì shān qū | Lishan district of Anshan city 鞍山市, Liaoning |
| 立方公尺 | lì fāng gōng chǐ | cubic meter m^3 |
| 立方厘米 | lì fāng lí mǐ | cubic centimeter |
| 立杆见影 | lì gān jiàn yǐng | lit. put up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); to expect instant results |
| 立氏立克次体 | lì shì lì kè cì tǐ | Rickettsia rickettsii |
| 立法委员 | lì fǎ wěi yuán | member of the Legislative Yuan (Taiwan) |
| 立法委员会 | lì fǎ wěi yuán huì | legislative committee |
| 立法会 | lì fǎ huì | legislative council; LegCo (Hong Kong) |
| 立法院 | lì fǎ yuàn | Legislative yuan, the legislative branch of government under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan |
| 立竿见影 | lì gān jiàn yǐng | lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect; quick results |
| 立约 | lì yuē | to make a contract |
| 立陶宛 | Lì táo wǎn | Lithuania; the Lithuanian republic, former Baltic Soviet republic |