1. Home
  2. HSK 5
  3. Leadership and organization

治理

zhìlǐ

to govern; to manage

A leader fixing a canal gate
Memory picture

Characters in this word

治 zhì

Strokes
8
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 台 platform
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

理 lǐ

Strokes
11
Radical
王 — king, ruler
Made of
王 king, ruler 里 inside
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 理

Example phrases

  • 政府治理城市。 Zhèngfǔ zhìlǐ chéngshì. The government governs the city.
  • 他治理公司。 Tā zhìlǐ gōngsī. He manages the company.
  • 老师治理班级。 Lǎoshī zhìlǐ bānjí. The teacher manages the class.

Related words

All HSK 5 words →