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逻辑 (luó jí) — logic

Definition

逻辑 (luójí) is the formal/abstract noun for 'logic' as a system of reasoning — used for 思维逻辑 or 学逻辑. Unlike 理性 (rationality, the mental capacity), 逻辑 refers to the structure of an argument itself.

noun
logic

Examples

  • 逻辑，。
    Tā de luó jí hěn qīng xī, měi gè lǐ yóu dōu shuō dé tōng.
    His logic is very clear; every reason makes sense.
  • 逻辑，。
    Zhè ge yóu xì de luó jí hěn jiǎn dān, shuí xiān zhǎo qí dōng xī shuí yíng.
    The logic of this game is very simple; whoever finds all the items first wins.
  • 逻辑。
    Xué luó jí néng bāng wǒ men gèng hǎo dì fēn xī wèn tí.
    Studying logic can help us analyze problems better.

Origin

Single-morpheme word
构词法gòucífǎ
音译yīnyìTransliteration

The characters spell the sound of a foreign word; their individual meanings play no part.

逻luó
辑jí

逻辑 spells a foreign sound for 'logic'; the characters carry no meaning here.

Sound-only characters

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 邏; 逻 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
羅
羅luó邏luó
Same sound today

The traditional form 邏 combines 辶, meaning walk, with 羅 for the sound; the simplified 逻 is a later shorthand.

Open 逻 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 輯; 辑 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jū
Sound part声符shēngfú
咠
咠qì輯jí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 輯 pairs 車 (vehicle) with 咠, which gives the sound; the simplified 辑 is a later abbreviation.

Open 辑 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5HSK 2.0 Level 5Thinking & Cognition

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