离 lí Fire

Ancient small seal form Small seal

Sounds same

离 lí ; 梨 lí (pear)

Different tone

里 lǐ (inside) ; 礼 lǐ (ceremony) ; 理 lǐ (texture) ; 李 lǐ (plum) ; 力 lì (strength) ; 立 lì (stand) ; 利 lì (sharp) ; 厉 lì (strict) ; 丽 lì (beautiful) ; 历 lì (to experience)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

调虎离山 diào hǔ lí shān Lure an enemy out of its home territory in order to attack it
离乡背井 lí xiāng bèi jǐng A stranger away from home
妻离子散 qī lí zǐ sàn A broken family
众叛亲离 zhòng pàn qīn lí Finding yourself isolated having lost support.