理

meaning for 理 lǐ:

• - 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 uptheory
• - Classifiers: 个
• - to argue
• - to take notice ofto handle
• - to treat
• - to deal with
• - to process
• - to deal with a criminal case
• - to mete out punishment
• - to offer for sale at a reduced price
• - to punishto supervise
• - to manage
• - to administer
• - management
• - administration
• - Classifiers: 个 to comprehend
• - to understand
• - comprehension
• - understandingpsychology
• - mentality