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理解 (lǐ jiě): meaning and stroke order

理解 (lǐ jiě) means to comprehend; to understand.

理解

Simplified
理解
Traditional
理解 (same form)
Pinyin
lǐ jiě

Stroke order of 理解

理

  • lǐ texture; grain (of wood)
  • 11 strokes

Stroke by stroke

解

  • Xiè surname Xie
  • jiě to divide; to break up
  • jiè to transport under guard
  • 13 strokes

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 理解

  1. lǐ jiě
    • to comprehend; to understand

Radicals of the characters

理
Radical 玉 (Kangxi radical 96) · 11 strokes · 𤣩 on the left, 里 on the right
解
Radical 角 (Kangxi radical 148) · 13 strokes · 角 on the left, 𭷔 on the right

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

理解 in our stories

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  • 原来，惠子问的“怎么”，在古汉语里也可以理解为“从哪儿”。庄子故意换了一种理解，把一场逻辑辩论变成了一句诗意的回答。

    yuánlái Huìzǐ wèn de zěnme zài gǔ Hànyǔ lǐ yě kěyǐ lǐjiě wéi cóng nǎr Zhuāngzǐ gùyì huàn le yì zhǒng lǐjiě bǎ yì chǎng luójí biànlùn biànchéng le yí jù shīyì de huídá

    The "how" in Huizi's question can also be understood in classical Chinese as "from where". Zhuangzi deliberately switched meanings, turning a logical debate into a poetic answer.

    From the story The happiness of fish HSK 7–9 · Level 8

Stories using 理解

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).