How is 理 pronounced?

理 is pronounced “lǐ” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 理?

理 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 理?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 理 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 6verbnoun

理

lǐ

理 (lǐ) means “texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

你说得很有道理。

Nǐ shuō de hěn yǒu dàolǐ.

What you said makes a lot of sense.

Words containing 理

办理bàn lǐto handle; to transact; to conduct 经理jīng lǐmanager; director 处理chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish; to treat sth by a special process; to process; to sell at reduced prices 管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration 道理dào lireason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification 地理dì lǐgeography 理发lǐ fàto get a haircut; to have one's hair done; to cut (sb's) hair; to give (sb) a haircut 理解lǐ jiěto comprehend; to understand 理想lǐ xiǎngan ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect 代理dài lǐto act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate; (computing) proxy 合理hé lǐrational; reasonable; sensible; fair 修理xiū lǐto repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb

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Frequently asked questions

What does 理 mean?: 理 (lǐ) means “texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up”. It is an HSK 6 word.
How is 理 pronounced?: 理 is pronounced “lǐ” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 理?: 理 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 理?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 理 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18