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疏理

shū lǐ

2-character word

What 疏理 means

1. to clarify (disparate material into a coherent narrative)
2. to marshal an argument

The characters in 疏理

• 疏shūto dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin
• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence

Sounds the same

Read shū lǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 梳理to comb; fig. to sort out
• 输理to be in the wrong

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