理 lǐ texture; inner essence; intrinsic order
Made up of [王 yù jade radical 96, 里 lǐ inside; chinese mile; village radical 166]Made with 11 strokes.
Originally represents veins inside jade and so uses 'inside' and 'jade'
Related characters
Also uses 王 yù component: 球 qiú (ball) 全 quán (all) ; 闰 rùn (leap) ; 玩 wán (toy) ; 现 xiàn (to appear) ; 住 zhù (to live) ; 主 zhǔ (owner)
Also uses 里 lǐ component: 童 tóng (boy servant)
Sounds same
里 lǐ (inside) ; 礼 lǐ (ceremony) ; 李 lǐ (plum)Different tone
离 lí (Fire) ; 离 lí ; 梨 lí (pear) ; 力 lì (strength) ; 立 lì (stand) ; 利 lì (sharp) ; 厉 lì (strict) ; 丽 lì (beautiful) ; 历 lì (to experience)Pronunciation
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