理
lǐ HSK2

reason

Senses

理 lǐ reason

reason; logic; truth; a law or principle governing how things work

理 lǐ to manage

to manage; to run; to administer or handle affairs

理 lǐ to tidy up

to put in order; to tidy up; to straighten or neaten something

理 lǐ [science]

(bound form) natural science; specifically physical science or physics

理 lǐ to pay attention to

to pay attention to; to acknowledge or take notice of someone; to respond to another's words

理 lǐ texture

(bound form) texture or grain, such as in wood or stone; the inner structure of something

理 lǐ surname

a Chinese surname

理 lǐ to process jade

to carve or polish jade; to process raw jade into a finished object

理 lǐ to review

to review or practice (e.g. one's studies or skills)

References

see 理/理 → 道理/道理
see 理/理 → 真理/真理
see 理/理 → 管理/管理
see 理/理 → 处理/處理
see 理/理 → 整理/整理
see 理/理 → 理发/理髮
see 理/理 → 理睬/理睬
see 理/理 → 搭理/搭理
see 理/理 → 纹理/紋理
see 理/理 → 肌理/肌理
see 理/理 → 物理/物理
see 理/理 → 理工/理工
see 理/理 → 温习/溫習
see 理气/理氣 → 理/理
erhua_variant 理儿/理兒 → 理/理