reason; sense; principle; to put in order; to tidy; to manage; to run; to take notice of; to respond
理 puts the jade side beside 里 (the exact sound lǐ): reasons (道理, 理由), tidying (整理), and managing (管理).
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC: 形声，从王、里声 — the jade side with 里 as the sound side.
WHOLE CHARACTER
reason; sense; principle; to put in order; to tidy; to manage; to run; to take notice of; to respond
理 puts the jade side beside 里 (the exact sound lǐ): reasons (道理, 理由), tidying (整理), and managing (管理).
ZDIC: 形声，从王、里声 — the jade side with 里 as the sound side.
LEFT: THE JADE SIDE, WRITTEN LIKE 王
king; jade-related form
Jade side piece in 班 per ZDIC; repeated for the two jade sides.
In 理: left: the jade side, written like 王 In jade-family characters this side is the jade radical 玉 in its 王-shaped form.
RIGHT: THE SOUND SIDE 里 (LǏ)
in; inside; also a distance unit
A standalone character (in/inside; also a distance unit); when kept as a piece, its sound or visual role in that character is shown on the character's page.
In 理: right: the sound side 里 (lǐ) The whole syllable lǐ matches exactly.
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