reason, logic; manage

DEFINITIONS

理 lǐ
  • texture
  • grain (of wood)
  • inner essence
  • intrinsic order
  • reason
  • logic
  • truth
  • science
  • natural science (esp. physics)
  • to manage
  • to pay attention to
  • to run (affairs)
  • to handle
  • to put in order
  • to tidy up

STROKES

WORDS

lùn lǐ normally; as things should be; by rights; to reason things out; logic
fǎ lǐ legal principle; jurisprudence
dā li to acknowledge; to respond; to answer; to pay attention; to heed; to deal with
有条有 yǒu tiáo yǒu lǐ everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
数 yǒu lǐ shù rational number (i.e. fraction of two integers, math.)
数 wú lǐ shù irrational number
学 guǎn lǐ xué management studies
xié lǐ assistant manager; to cooperate in managing
shù lǐ mathematical sciences
yuè lǐ music theory
热处 rè chǔ lǐ hot treatment (e.g. of metal)
疗法 wù lǐ liáo fǎ physiotherapy; physical therapy
亏 lǐ kuī in the wrong
yī lǐ medical knowledge; principles of medical science
tóng lǐ Tongli, a city in Jiangsu Province, China; for the same reason
dà lǐ Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 in Yunnan; judicial officer; justice of the peace (old)
ài lǐ bù lǐ to look cold and indifferent; standoffish
wén lǐ arts and sciences
化学 wù lǐ huà xué physical chemistry
化 lǐ huà physics and chemistry; to govern and educate
查森 lǐ chá sēn Richardson (name)
shū lǐ to clarify (disparate material into a coherent narrative); to marshal an argument
站 guǎn lǐ zhàn management station
jī lǐ texture (of skin, surface etc)
不予会 bù yǔ lǐ huì to ignore; to brush off; to dismiss; to pay no attention to