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
experimental psychology
to hear (a case)
project manager
project manager
stratification
stratification
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London
permanent member state (of UN Security Council)
permanent member state (of UN Security Council)
permanent member of council
permanent member of council
the mean value theorem (in calculus)
constructivist theory
constructivist theory
lemma (math.)
string theory (physics)
string theory (physics)
to twist words and force logic (idiom); sophistry
image processing
image processing
fundamental theorem of calculus
fundamental theorem of calculus