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声旁 · 里 gives the sound

里 carries the sound in 8 characters, including 理.

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variant of 里/lining/interior/inside/internal/also written 里/Li (surname)/li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m

同声旁 · SAME SOUND COMPONENT

The component is the clue: once you can read 里, you can guess all of these.

CharacterReadingMeaning
texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order/reason/logic/truth/science
variant of 釐|厘[li2]/Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀[Ai1]/one hundredth/centi-
mile/(modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5])
lithium (chemistry)
(bound form) used in the names of small mammals/variant of 狸[li2]
carp
old name for the 黎[Li2] ethnic group/rustic/vulgar/unrefined/abbr. for 俚語|俚语[li3 yu3], slang
see 妯娌[zhou2 li5]

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