理

lǐ · li

ㄌㄧˇ

HSK 2TOCFL L211 strokestop 53 by use on the map →

1texture

2grain (of wood)

3inner essence

4intrinsic order

5reason

6logic

7truth

8science

9natural science (esp. physics)

10to manage

11to pay attention to

12to run (affairs)

13to handle

14to put in order

15to tidy up

Etymology

pictophonetic · king

Radical

王 · science, reason, logic; to manage

Composition

⿰王里

Writing

stroke order · 11

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Words with 理

经理jīnglǐ 道理dàolǐ 理想lǐxiǎng 管理guǎnlǐ 办理bànlǐ 处理chǔlǐ 理解lǐjiě 理论lǐlùn 整理zhěnglǐ 合理hélǐ 理由lǐyóu 理发lǐfà 心理xīnlǐ 修理xiūlǐ 总理zǒnglǐ 真理zhēnlǐ 助理zhùlǐ 代理dàilǐ

Often confused with

了解 vs 理解