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
lǐ
reason, logic; to manage
Character
Example phrases
- 他说得很有理，大家听完以后都改变了看法。 Tā shuō de hěn yǒu lǐ, dàjiā tīng wán yǐhòu dōu gǎibiàn le kànfǎ. What he said made a lot of sense, and everyone changed their view after listening.
- 周末我要把书架上的书好好理一理。 Zhōumò wǒ yào bǎ shūjià shang de shū hǎohāo lǐ yi lǐ. This weekend I'm going to sort out the books on the shelf properly.
- 吵架解决不了问题，大家还是讲理吧。 Chǎojià jiějué bu liǎo wèntí, dàjiā háishi jiǎng lǐ ba. Quarrelling won't solve anything; let's be reasonable.