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理

lǐ

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Radical玉
Strokes11
HSK 6
Definitions
n
  • texture
  • grain (of wood)
  • inner essence
  • intrinsic order
  • reason
  • logic
  • truth
  • science
  • natural science (esp. physics)
v
  • to manage
  • to pay attention to
  • to run (affairs)
  • to handle
  • to put in order
  • to tidy up
Examples

木理

mùlǐ

Wood grain/texture.

肌理丨比喻用法条理。

jīlǐ | bǐyù yòngfǎ tiáolǐ.

Texture | metaphorically used for logical order/structure.

合理

hélǐ

Reasonable/rational.

Strokes: 11HSK 6Frequency #95Verified
理 (lǐ) — texture - ISCBJ Dictionary