理所当然 lǐsuǒdāngrán go without saying; of course

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Traditional: 理所當然

Stroke order

理所当然 is written in 37 strokes across 4 characters.

理所当然 — the Chinese character for go without saying; of course (lǐsuǒdāngrán), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 理所当然 — go without saying; of course

理 — 11 strokes
所 — 8 strokes
当 — 6 strokes
然 — 12 strokes

Senses

as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course
inevitable and right

Characters in 理所当然

理 lǐ — texture; grain (of wood); inner essence
所 suǒ — actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
当 dāng — (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell); to be
然 rán — correct; right; so

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

理所当然 is pronounced lǐsuǒdāngrán and means “go without saying; of course”.

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