哲 zhé
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
哲理
zhélǐ
philosophical principle; wisdom; philosophy
Characters in this word
理 lǐ
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这部电影表面讲家庭矛盾，实际上蕴含着关于自由与责任的哲理。 Zhè bù diànyǐng biǎomiàn jiǎng jiātíng máodùn, shíjì shàng yùnhán zhe guānyú zìyóu yǔ zérèn de zhélǐ. On the surface this film is about family conflict, but it actually contains philosophical ideas about freedom and responsibility.
- 老人的这几句话虽然简单，却充满人生哲理。 Lǎorén de zhè jǐ jù huà suīrán jiǎndān, què chōngmǎn rénshēng zhélǐ. Though the old man's few words were simple, they were full of life wisdom.
- 他常用寓言故事给孩子讲做人做事的哲理。 Tā cháng yòng yùyán gùshi gěi háizi jiǎng zuòrén zuòshì de zhélǐ. He often uses fables to teach children philosophical truths about how to live and act.