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
also written jiā luó wǎ lǐ lùn; Galois theory (math.)
also written jiā luó wǎ lǐ lùn; Galois theory (math.)
Book of Daniel
Book of Daniel
interactive theory
interactive theory
information management
signal processing
signal processing
repair shop
personal digital assistant (PDA)
personal digital assistant (PDA)
ethics
ethics
cruel and evil; against heaven and morals
trusting to luck; wishful thinking
trusting to luck; wishful thinking
sufficient grounds (law)
sensible and reasonable (idiom)
content management system (CMS) (Internet)
content management system (CMS) (Internet)
formal title of the Japanese prime minister
formal title of the Japanese prime minister
divination based on the eight characters of one's birth date
corporate governance