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
logic
logic
physical and chemical factors
to reason with sb
Litang, a county in Sichuan, China
Litang County in Sichuan, China
Litang county (Tibetan: li thang rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
science; School of Principle
Neo-Confucian philosopher; Neo-Confucian scholar
scholar of the rationalist school of Neo-Confucianism lǐ xué
M.Sc. (Master of Science degree)
M.Sc. (Master of Science degree)
barbershop; hairdresser and beauty parlor; massage parlor
without a leg to stand on
without a leg to stand on
University of Science and Engineering
University of Science and Engineering
techie; geek
science and engineering as academic subjects
rationalism
rationalism
rational knowledge
rational knowledge
reason and emotion; Sense and Sensibility
reason and emotion; Sense and Sensibility