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The Chinese word li - 理 - lĭ
(reason in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

lĭ

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English translations

reason, to manage, to put in order,
logic, to administer

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 理 ( lĭ ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( li / lĭ ) with pronunciation (English translation: reason )
The traditional Chinese characters of lĭ are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
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理 is composed of 11 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

cause  |  principle
理 ( li / lĭ ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 121)
Chinese example words containing the character 理 ( li / lĭ )
代理人 ( dàilĭrén = agent ), 道理 ( dàolĭ = principle ), 地理 ( dìlĭ = geography ), 地理学 ( dìlĭxué = geography ), 管理 ( guănlĭ = to manage ), 管理者 ( guănlĭzhĕ = supervisor ), 经理 ( jīnglĭ = manager ), 理发 ( lĭfà = haircut ), 理解 ( lĭjiĕ = to understand ), 理论 ( lĭlùn = theory ), 理想 ( lĭxiăng = ideal ), 伦理学 ( lúnlĭxué = ethics ), 物理 ( wùlĭ = physics ), 物理学 ( wùlĭxué = physics ), 心理学 ( xīnlĭxué = psychology ), 真理 ( zhēnlĭ = truth ), 清理 ( zhĕnglĭ = to clear up ), 总理 ( zŏnglĭ = premier )
Other characters that are pronounced lĭ in Chinese
里 (inside) , 礼 (gift)
More words that mean reason in Chinese
yuányīn ( 原因 )
More words that mean to manage in Chinese
chí ( 持 ), guănlĭ ( 管理 ), jīng ( 经 ), sī ( 司 ), zhí ( 执 ), zhì ( 治 )

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