理 Strokes Write it Listen 理 lǐ texture; grain (of wood); inner essence HSK 2 11 strokes Radical 王 Sound + meaning 53 words Built from王meaningwángking, ruler; royal; surname里soundlǐunit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane How it works王 hints at the meaning (king), and 里 lǐ hints at the sound.