真理
Old HSK 6
真理 (zhēnlǐ) · truth
真理 (zhēnlǐ) means “truth”. It is written with 2 characters: 真 (really) + 理 (science). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 真理 is built
The characters
真 zhēn · really
What 真 is made of
- 直zhí — straight
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: A straight 直 (that is, level) table 几 (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
实践是检验真理的标准。Shíjiàn shì jiǎnyàn zhēnlǐ de biāozhǔn.Practice is the test of truth.
科学家一生都在追求真理。Kēxuéjiā yīshēng dōu zài zhuīqiú zhēnlǐ.Scientists spend their lives seeking the truth.
Questions about 真理
What does 真理 mean?
真理 (zhēnlǐ) means “truth”.
How do you pronounce 真理?
真理 is pronounced zhēnlǐ.
Which HSK level is 真理?
真理 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 认真rènzhēnserious
- 真的zhēndereally
- 真正zhēnzhèngreal
- 真实zhēnshítrue
- 天真tiānzhēnnaive
- 传真chuánzhēnfax
- 清真qīngzhēnhalal
- 真相zhēnxiàngthe truth
- 真挚zhēnzhìsincere
- 真zhēnreally
Learn 真理 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 230: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.