cè​lì

to crown

  • created sense approved 册立/冊立 · cè​lì · to crown — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    册立 / 冊立

    cè​lì

    to crown

    To formally appoint or crown an empress, an heir apparent, or a prince.

    册 (literal) → 册/冊 · cè · to confer 立 (literal) → 立 · lì · to enthrone

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 册立/冊立 · cè​lì · to establish status — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    册立 / 冊立

    cè​lì

    to establish status

    (literary) To formally establish a person's status or title.

    册 (literal) → 册/冊 · cè · to confer 立 (literal) → 立 · lì · to enthrone

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense