情理
Old HSK 6
情理 (qínglǐ) · reason
情理 (qínglǐ) means “reason; common sense”. It is written with 2 characters: 情 (emotion) + 理 (science). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 情理 is built
The characters
情 qíng · emotion
What 情 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 忄 gives the meaning, 青 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
理 lǐ · science
What 理 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 王 gives the meaning, 里 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他这样做不合情理。Tā zhèyàng zuò bù hé qínglǐ.What he did is unreasonable.
这是情理之中的事。Zhè shì qínglǐ zhīzhōng de shì.This is only to be expected.
Questions about 情理
What does 情理 mean?
情理 (qínglǐ) means “reason; common sense”.
How do you pronounce 情理?
情理 is pronounced qínglǐ.
Which HSK level is 情理?
情理 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 爱情àiqíngromance
- 热情rèqíngwarm
- 事情shìqingthing
- 心情xīnqíngmood
- 感情gǎnqíngfeelings
- 情感qínggǎnfeelings
- 情况qíngkuàngsituation
- 表情biǎoqíngfacial expression
- 情景qíngjǐngscene
- 同情tóngqíngto sympathize
Learn 情理 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 148: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.