理 lǐ
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
理论
lǐlùn
theory
Characters in this word
论 lùn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 仑 logical reasons, logical order
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这个理论很简单。 Zhè ge lǐlùn hěn jiǎndān. This theory is very simple.
- 我学这个理论。 Wǒ xué zhè ge lǐlùn. I study this theory.
- 理论不难懂。 Lǐlùn bù nán dǒng. The theory is not hard to understand.
Related words
- 道理 dàolǐ reason; common sense
- 经理 jīnglǐ manager
- 理想 lǐxiǎng dream; ideal
- 办理 bànlǐ to handle paperwork; to process
- 处理 chǔlǐ to handle; to deal with
- 管理 guǎnlǐ to manage
- 合理 hélǐ reasonable
- 理发 lǐfà to get a haircut
- 理解 lǐjiě to understand
- 理由 lǐyóu reason
- 整理 zhěnglǐ to tidy up; to arrange
- 心理 xīnlǐ psychology; mind