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Chinese symbol for “rationalization”

合理化
hé lǐ huà
to rationalize; to make compatible; to streamline; rationalization

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rationalization is 合理化 (hé lǐ huà), defined as: to rationalize; to make compatible; to streamline; rationalization.

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

合 hé
to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
理 lǐ
science, reason, logic; to manage
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes
化 huà
to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
radical 21 ⼔ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 合理化.

WordPinyinMeaning
合作hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
综合 (綜合)zōng hécomprehensive; composite
结合 (結合)jié héto combine; to link
联合 (聯合)lián héto combine; to join
合法hé fǎlawful; legitimate
适合 (適合)shì héto fit; to suit
管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage
处理 (處理)chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish
文化wén huàculture; civilization

See also: Japanese symbol for “rationalization”.

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.

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