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理 (lǐ): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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理 (lǐ): Reason — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 3

1.

Animated Stroke Order 理

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 理

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3.

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理

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5.

How to Use 理

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 理 works in context.

Verb: to manage, handle, or fix

理 functions as a verb meaning to manage, handle, or fix something.

经理 • jīng lǐ • manager • HSK 3

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 理

HSK words that contain this character.

办理 • bàn lǐ • deal with; attend to; handle

HSK 5

bàn办

lǐ

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 理 is used in context

tā他

fù负

zé责

guǎn管

lǐ理

zhè这

Information

Pinyinlǐ

Meaningreason

Strokes11

Radical王

Traditional理

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#549

Zhuyinㄌㄧˇ

UnicodeU+7406

CangjieMGWG

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王jade

To work on jade (王) with care and order, as in a village (里) — to manage or reason.

jīng经

lǐ理

manager

修理 • xiū lǐ • repair; mend; fix • HSK 4

HSK 4

xiū修

lǐ理

repair; mend; fix

整理 • zhěng lǐ • to arrange • HSK 4

HSK 4

zhěng整

lǐ理

to arrange

Noun: principle, reason, or theory

理 functions as a noun meaning principle, reason, or theory.

理想 • lǐ xiǎng • ideal; ambition • HSK 4

HSK 4

lǐ理

xiǎng想

ideal; ambition

合理 • hé lǐ • rational; reasonable; equitable • HSK 5

HSK 5

hé合

lǐ理

rational; reasonable; equitable

地理 • dì lǐ • geographical features of a place; geography • HSK 5

HSK 5

dì地

lǐ理

geographical features of a place; geography

理

deal with; attend to; handle

理发 • lǐ fà • hair-dressing

HSK 4

lǐ理

fà发

hair-dressing

理解 • lǐ jiě • comprehend; understanding

HSK 4

lǐ理

jiě解

comprehend; understanding

管理 • guǎn lǐ • to supervise

HSK 4

guǎn管

lǐ理

to supervise

处理 • chǔ lǐ • to handle; deal with; manage

HSK 5

chǔ处

lǐ理

to handle; deal with; manage

心理 • xīn lǐ • psychology; mentality; mind

HSK 5

xīn心

lǐ理

psychology; mentality; mind

ge个

tuán团

duì队

。

He is responsible for managing this team.

wǒ我

wán完

quán全

lǐ理

jiě解

nǐ你

de的

xiǎng想

fǎ法

。

I completely understand your thoughts.

qǐng请

gào告

sù诉

wǒ我

nǐ你

chí迟

dào到

de的

lǐ理

yóu由

。

Please tell me the reason for your lateness.

zhè这

jiàn件

shì事

bù不

hé合

cháng常

lǐ理

，

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

chóng重

xīn新

diào调

chá查

。

This matter goes against common sense; we need to investigate again.

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琪qifine jade
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玥yuea mythical jade or precious stone; also used in names
玛mǎagate; cornelian
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