理直气壮 lǐzhíqìzhuàng one is assured and bold with justice

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Traditional: 理直氣壯

Stroke order

理直气壮 is written in 29 strokes across 4 characters.

理直气壮 — the Chinese character for one is assured and bold with justice (lǐzhíqìzhuàng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 理直气壮 — one is assured and bold with justice

理 — 11 strokes
直 — 8 strokes
气 — 4 strokes
壮 — 6 strokes

Senses

in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side
to have the courage of one's convictions
just and forceful

Characters in 理直气壮

理 lǐ — texture; grain (of wood); inner essence
直 zhí — straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable
气 qì — gas; air; smell; weather
壮 zhuàng — to strengthen; strong; robust

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

Related words

理直气壮 is pronounced lǐzhíqìzhuàng and means “one is assured and bold with justice”.

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