屹立
yì lì · HSK 7
to stand straight
⛰️ 屹 = mountain 山 + 乞; 立 = to stand — stands as firm as a mountain peak
屹 carries the 山 (mountain) radical and means lofty or towering; paired with 立 (to stand), 屹立 describes standing rock-steady and upright, the way a mountain holds its ground.
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.'