理智
Old HSK 6
理智 (lǐzhì) · reason
理智 (lǐzhì) means “reason; rationality; rational”. It is written with 2 characters: 理 (science) + 智 (wisdom). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 理智 is built
The characters
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)
智 zhì · wisdom
What 智 is made of
- 知zhī — to know
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — sky
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: Known 知 clearly 日; 知 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
遇到问题时要保持理智。Yùdào wèntí shí yào bǎochí lǐzhì.Keep a clear head when problems arise.
他是一个很理智的人。Tā shì yí gè hěn lǐzhì de rén.He is a very rational person.
Questions about 理智
What does 理智 mean?
理智 (lǐzhì) means “reason; rationality; rational”.
How do you pronounce 理智?
理智 is pronounced lǐzhì.
Which HSK level is 理智?
理智 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 道理dàolireason
- 经理jīnglǐmanager
- 理想lǐxiǎngideal
- 办理bànlǐto handle
- 处理chǔlǐto handle
- 管理guǎnlǐto manage
- 合理hélǐreasonable
- 理发lǐfàto get a haircut
- 理解lǐjiěto understand
- 理论lǐlùntheory
Learn 理智 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 114: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.