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Chinese symbol for “normally”

论理
lùn lǐ
Traditional: 論理
normally; as things should be; by rights; to reason things out

The closest CC-CEDICT match for normally is 论理 (lùn lǐ), defined as: normally; as things should be; by rights; to reason things out; logic.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

论 lùn
debate; discussion
radical 149 ⾔ · 6 strokes
理 lǐ
science, reason, logic; to manage
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “normally”

WordPinyinMeaning
照说 (照說)zhào shuōnormally; ordinarily speaking
按说 (按說)àn shuōin the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
通常tōng chángregular; usual; normal; usually; normally
按理àn lǐaccording to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally
平素píng sùusually; habitually

Related words

Other words that share a character with 论理.

WordPinyinMeaning
理论 (理論)lǐ lùntheory; 个 (gè)
讨论 (討論)tǎo lùnto discuss; to talk over
无论 (無論)wú lùnno matter what or how; regardless of whether...
评论 (評論)píng lùnto comment on; to discuss
论坛 (論壇)lùn tánforum (for discussion)
结论 (結論)jié lùnconclusion; verdict
管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage
处理 (處理)chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish

See also: Japanese symbol for “normally”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.