孤立
gū lì · HSK 7
isolate
🏝️ 孤 lone + 立 stand = standing alone, isolated
孤 means orphan or lone (child 子 with melon 瓜 sound); 立 shows a person standing on the ground. Together: standing by oneself, cut off from others.
立 — person standing on ground (大 over 一)
Pictograph of a person standing with arms outstretched on the ground line below. The original oracle bone form clearly shows a frontal human figure planted on the earth. The core meaning 'to stand' extended to 'establish, set up, erect.'