格物穷理 géwùqiónglǐ to study the nature of things Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 格物 géwù to study phenomena To investigate the principles and laws of things; to gain knowledge by exploring the physical world穷理 窮理 qiónglǐ to probe the nature of things to investigate or trace the underlying principles of things to their very root