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理

lǐ
noun HSK 6 #1,579

Meanings

  1. 1 reason; logic; truth
  2. 2 to manage; to handle
  3. 3 texture; grain (of wood)

Examples

你说得有道理。
Nǐ shuō de yǒu dàolǐ.
What you say makes sense.
他不理我。
Tā bù lǐ wǒ.
He ignores me.

Tips

usage
理 is extremely productive: 道理 (dàolǐ, reason/truth), 管理 (guǎnlǐ, to manage), 理解 (lǐjiě, to understand), 心理 (xīnlǐ, psychology), 处理 (chǔlǐ, to handle), 地理 (dìlǐ, geography), 物理 (wùlǐ, physics).
grammar
不理 (bù lǐ) means 'to ignore someone': 她生气了，不理我了 (She got angry and is ignoring me).

Stroke Order

理 lǐ