reason; to manage; to handle

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 89th character
Radical ⽟ (96.7)
Strokes 11
Index # 2157

Definitions

理 lǐ
  1. 1. reason
  2. 2. to manage
  3. 3. to handle
  4. 4. to put in order
  5. 5. to tidy up
  6. 6. to pay attention to
  7. 7. to run (affairs)
  8. 8. logic
  9. 9. truth
  10. 10. science
  11. 11. texture
  12. 12. grain (of wood)
  13. 13. intrinsic order
  14. 14. inner essence
  15. 15. natural science (esp. physics)

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Words containing 理

Word Meaning
divinatory art; divination
divinatory art; divination
(philosophy) rationalism
(philosophy) rationalism
phenomenology
phenomenology
business administration
business administration
to get married; to tie the knot (idiom)
to get married; to tie the knot (idiom)
devoid of conscience (idiom)
devoid of conscience (idiom)
solid state physics
solid state physics
minister of state (old usage)
minister of state (old usage)
State Council body for state-owned firms
State Council body supervising state firms
State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)
State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)
Standardization Administration of PRC (SAC)
Standardization Administration of PRC (SAC)
China Scholarship Council (CSC)
China Scholarship Council (CSC)
state committee for military goods trade