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
to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon
the Elgin Marbles, the Parthenon marbles stolen in 1801-1810 by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau (PRC)
City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau (PRC)
fundamental principle
fundamental theorem
Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank)
Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank)
multitasking (computing)
multitasking (computing)
marble
abbr. for dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu, Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan
Dali City in Yunnan, China
Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan
dahlia (loanword)
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian University of Technology
Tenrikyo (Japanese religion)
intolerable behavior; Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)
intolerable behavior; Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)
astrophysics
astrophysics
astrophysics