TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
立
ㄌㄧˋ · lì
verb — to stand; to set up
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A person, arms spread (大), feet planted on the ground line (一) — standing. The stance becomes the founding: 成立、建立、獨立; and the stand-and-go-at-once, 立刻.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
他跳下車，雙腳落地（一），站得直直的——不晃。
He jumps down from the cart; both feet land on the ground (一), and he stands straight — no sway.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)站立— to stand常用
→建立、成立— to establish — stood up常用
→立刻、立即— at once — done standing
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension