理 lǐ
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
理事
lǐshì
council member; director; to manage affairs
Characters in this word
事 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
Example phrases
- 基金会理事必须回避与本人利益相关的拨款表决。 Jījīnhuì lǐshì bìxū huíbì yǔ běnrén lìyì xiāngguān de bōkuǎn biǎojué. Foundation board members must recuse themselves from grant votes related to their own interests.
- 他被选为协会的理事，每年要参加几次会议。 Tā bèi xuǎn wéi xiéhuì de lǐshì, měi nián yào cānjiā jǐ cì huìyì. He was elected a council member of the association and attends several meetings a year.
- 学校的理事会决定明年扩建图书馆。 Xuéxiào de lǐshìhuì juédìng míngnián kuòjiàn túshūguǎn. The school's board decided to expand the library next year.