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理科

lǐkē

science, sciences

A student holds a flask of red liquid by a microscope
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Characters in this word

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

科 kē

Strokes
9
Radical
禾 — cereal, grain, rice
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 斗 to struggle, to fight, to contend
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他高中时选择理科,因为对物理和化学特别感兴趣。 Tā gāozhōng shí xuǎnzé lǐkē, yīnwèi duì wùlǐ hé huàxué tèbié gǎn xìngqù. He chose the sciences in high school because he was especially interested in physics and chemistry.
  • 我哥哥读理科,他的书桌上总是放着各种实验报告。 Wǒ gēge dú lǐkē, tā de shūzhuō shang zǒngshì fàngzhe gèzhǒng shíyàn bàogào. My older brother studies science, and his desk is always covered with all kinds of lab reports.
  • 她理科成绩很好,可是写作文总觉得头疼。 Tā lǐkē chéngjì hěn hǎo, kěshì xiě zuòwén zǒng juéde tóuténg. She does very well in science subjects but always finds writing essays a headache.

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