Chinese symbol for “rational”
合理
hé lǐ
rational; reasonable; sensible; fair
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rational is 合理 (hé lǐ), defined as: rational; reasonable; sensible; fair.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “rational”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 科学 (科學) | kē xué | science; scientific knowledge |
| 理性 | lǐ xìng | reason; rationality |
| 理智 | lǐ zhì | reason; intellect |
| 有理 | yǒu lǐ | reasonable; justified |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 合理.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 合作 | hé zuò | to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together |
| 综合 (綜合) | zōng hé | comprehensive; composite |
| 结合 (結合) | jié hé | to combine; to link |
| 联合 (聯合) | lián hé | to combine; to join |
| 合法 | hé fǎ | lawful; legitimate |
| 适合 (適合) | shì hé | to fit; to suit |
| 管理 | guǎn lǐ | to supervise; to manage |
| 处理 (處理) | chǔ lǐ | to handle; to deal with; to punish |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rational”.
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.