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
direction of cleavage (e.g. of slate)
cleavage plane (e.g. of slate)
to judge between right and wrong; to reason things out
obstinate; opinionated
obstinate; opinionated
erhua variant of rèn sǐ lǐ
erhua variant of rèn sǐ lǐ
cognitive psychology
cognitive psychology
cognitive neuropsychology
cognitive neuropsychology
to reason; to argue logically
to nurse one's health; to recuperate; to prepare food
logic; to reason things out; as things should be
logic
logic
Nobel Prize in Physics
Nobel Prize in Physics
to be reasonable; to talk sense; to reason with sb
to nurse; to tend and protect
nursing
nursing
variational principle (physics)
variational principle (physics)
how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous