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)

Stroke order

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Words containing 理

Word Meaning
state body for managing military trade
State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA)
State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA)
State-owned assets supervision commission
China's SASAC; state assets watchdog
international transport agency
international transport agency
image processing
image processing
librarian
librarian
wishing for conjugal bliss
wishing for conjugal bliss
geophysics
geophysics
geophysics
geographical location
geography
geographer
geographer
geolocation
geographic pole; north and south poles
geographic pole; north and south poles
geographic latitude
geographic latitude; distance north or south