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
Pravda (newspaper)
Ministry of Truth; state propaganda office
educated and well-balanced (idiom)
educated and well-balanced (idiom)
defragmentation (computing)
conducting business impartially (idiom); to act justly
conducting business impartially (idiom); to act justly
scientific management
scientific management
program manager (Windows)
program manager (Windows)
the steady-state theory (cosmology)
the steady-state theory (cosmology)
(math.) catastrophe theory
(math.) catastrophe theory
station management
Management Information Base; MIB
Management Information Base; MIB
management function
administrator; manager
management committee; administrative committee
management committee; administrative committee
management studies