Chinese symbol for “reasonable”
有理
yǒu lǐ
reasonable; justified; right; (math.) rational
The closest CC-CEDICT match for reasonable is 有理 (yǒu lǐ), defined as: reasonable; justified; right; (math.) rational.
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
Other Chinese words for “reasonable”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 合理 | hé lǐ | rational; reasonable; sensible; fair |
| 合情合理 | hé qíng hé lǐ | (idiom) reasonable; fair |
| 明达 (明達) | míng dá | reasonable; of good judgment |
| 在理 | zài lǐ | reasonable; sensible |
| 合乎情理 | hé hū qíng lǐ | reasonable; to make sense |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 有理.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 没有 (沒有) | méi yǒu | haven't; hasn't |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all; to have; to possess; to own |
| 还有 (還有) | hái yǒu | there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng gu |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
| 有关 (有關) | yǒu guān | to have sth to do with; to relate to |
| 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 “reasonable”.
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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