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道理

dào li

HSK 3.0 · 2HSK 2.0 · 5

dào li · dou6 lei5 (Jyutping)

  1. reason
  2. argument
  3. sense
  4. principle
  5. basis
  6. justification
  7. CL:個|个[ge4]

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Character breakdown

道

Meaning
path, road, street; method, way
Radical
辶
Strokes
12
Components
⿺辶首
Cangjie
YTHU
Four-corner
3830.6

理

Meaning
reason, logic; manage
Radical
王
Strokes
11
Components
⿰王里
Cangjie
MGWG
Four-corner
1611.4

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