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Meaning of 理

Pinyin lǐ

Radical

王

Strokes

Definition

reason / logic / science / inner principle or structure

Usage

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理 [lǐ] 动【本义】: 加工雕琢玉石 [Primary meaning]: Carve and polish jade. 1. 同本义 ([En.] carve and polish) 2. 治理; 管理 ([En.] administer) 3. 整理，使有条理、有秩序 ([En.] put in order) 4. 处理，办理 ([En.] treat; handle) 5. 温习; 熟习 ([En.] review; revise) 6. 奏起 ([En.] play) 7. 区分; 辨别 ([En.] distinguish) 8. 理睬，理会 ([En.] pay attention to; notice of) 9. 申诉; 辩白 ([En.] appeal) 10. 修缮 ([En.] repair) 11. 操理 ([En.] manage) 名 1. 纹理; 条理 ([En.] veins; grain) 2. 法律; 司法官 ([En.] law; judge; justice) 3. 道理，义理 ([En.] reason) 4. 事理 ([En.] reason) 5. 使者 ([En.] emissary; envoy; messenger) 6. 媒人 ([En.] matchmaker) 7. 自然科学与物质世界和其现象有关的这种知识 ([En.] natural science) 8. 物理学 ([En.] physics) 9. 通“吏”。狱官 ([En.] prison officer; jailer; warder) 形治理得很好 ([En.]: orderly) The character "理" encompasses meanings related to both the management and structure of things, implying organization, reasoning, and natural sciences. It is used in contexts that deal with governance, understanding, and the physical sciences, among others.

合理 hé lǐ

rational / reasonable / fair

原理 yuán lǐ

principle / theory

受理 shòu lǐ

to accept to hear a case / to handle (a service)

哲理 zhé lǐ

philosophic theory / philosophy

哲理性 zhé lǐ xìng

philosophy

唯理论 wéi lǐ lùn

(philosophy) rationalism

不可理喻 bù kě lǐ yù

to be impervious to reason (idiom) / unreasonable

理喻 lǐ yù

to reason with sb

处理 chǔ lǐ

to handle / to treat / to deal with / to process / to deal with a criminal case / to mete out punishment / to offer for sale at a reduced price / to punish

处理器 chǔ lǐ qì

processor

地理 dì lǐ

geography

垃圾处理 lā jī chǔ lǐ

refuse disposal / garbage disposal

理塘 Lǐ táng

Litang county (Tibetan: li thang rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

理直气壮 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng

in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side / to have the courage of one's convictions / just and forceful

勾股定理 gōu gǔ dìng lǐ

Pythagorean theorem

审理 shěn lǐ

to hear (a case)

管理局 guǎn lǐ jú

authority

管理层 guǎn lǐ céng

management / management layer

岂有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ

how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous / ridiculous / absurd

总理 zǒng lǐ

premier / prime minister / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

理应 lǐ yīng

should / ought to

办理 bàn lǐ

to handle / to transact / to conduct

助理 zhù lǐ

assistant

有理函数 yǒu lǐ hán shù

rational function

心理 xīn lǐ

mental / psychological

理念 lǐ niàn

idea / concept / philosophy / theory

理性 lǐ xìng

reason / rationality / rational

总经理 zǒng jīng lǐ

general manager / CEO

理想 lǐ xiǎng

an ideal / a dream / ideal / perfect

护理 hù lǐ

to nurse / to tend and protect

按理说 àn lǐ shuō

it is reasonable to say that...

按理 àn lǐ

according to reason / in the ordinary course of events / normally

数据处理 shù jù chǔ lǐ

data processing

推理 tuī lǐ

reasoning / inference / to infer / to deduce

理智 lǐ zhì

reason / intellect / rationality / rational

搭理 dā li

variant of 答理[da1 li5]

整理 zhěng lǐ

to arrange / to tidy up / to sort out / to straighten out / to list systematically / to collate (data, files) / to pack (luggage)

料理 liào lǐ

to arrange / to handle / to cook / cuisine / art of cooking

晓之以理 xiǎo zhī yǐ lǐ

Dawn of reason

梳理 shū lǐ

to comb / fig. to sort out

查理 chá lǐ

Charlie / Charley

存储管理 cún chǔ guǎn lǐ

memory management / storage administration

修理 xiū lǐ

to repair / to fix / to prune / to trim / (coll.) to sort sb out / to fix sb

蛮横无理 mán hèng wú lǐ

rude and unreasonable

歪理 wāi lǐ

fallacious reasoning / preposterous argument

治理 zhì lǐ

to govern / to administer / to manage / to control / governance

护理液 hù lǐ yè

care solution

清理 qīng lǐ

to clear up / to tidy up / to dispose of

佐理 zuǒ lǐ

Sori

代理 dài lǐ

to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position / to act as an agent or proxy / surrogate / (computing) proxy

伦理 lún lǐ

ethics

管理 guǎn lǐ

to supervise / to manage / to administer / management / administration / CL:個|个[ge4]

物理 wù lǐ

physics / physical

理论 lǐ lùn

theory / CL:個|个[ge4] / to argue / to take notice of

理由 lǐ yóu

reason / grounds / justification / CL:個|个[ge4]

理解 lǐ jiě

to comprehend / to understand / comprehension / understanding

道理 dào li

reason / argument / sense / principle / basis / justification / CL:個|个[ge4]

经理 jīng lǐ

manager / director / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

理睬 lǐ cǎi

to heed / to pay attention to

理疗 lǐ liáo

physiotherapy

病理 bìng lǐ

pathology

真理 zhēn lǐ

truth / CL:個|个[ge4]

基础理论 jī chǔ lǐ lùn

basic theory

理亏 lǐ kuī

in the wrong

理科 lǐ kē

the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科[wen2 ke1])

管理者 guǎn lǐ zhě

administrator / regulator

管理权 guǎn lǐ quán

administration authority / right of management

纹理 wén lǐ

vein lines (in marble or fingerprint) / grain (in wood etc)

演绎推理 yǎn yì tuī lǐ

deductive reasoning / deductive inference

网络管理 wǎng luò guǎn lǐ

network management

综合治理 zōng hé zhì lǐ

comprehensive treatment

置之不理 zhì zhī bù lǐ

to pay no heed to (idiom) / to ignore / to brush aside

署理 shǔ lǐ

act as deputy / handle by proxy

腠理 còu lǐ

the grain of skin and the texture of the subcutaneous flesh

肌理 jī lǐ

texture (of skin, surface etc)

蛮不讲理 mán bù jiǎng lǐ

completely unreasonable

理财 lǐ cái

financial management / finance

理赔 lǐ péi

to settle a claim / claims settlement / payment of claims

逻辑推理 luó jí tuī lǐ

logical reasoning / logical inference / logical deduction

逆反心理 nì fǎn xīn lǐ

reverse psychology

内阁总理 nèi gé zǒng lǐ

Prime Minister

顺理成章 shùn lǐ chéng zhāng

logical / only to be expected / rational and clearly structured (of text)

理顺 lǐ shùn

to straighten out / to sort out / to organize