理由 (lǐ yóu)

Character breakdown

• 理 (lǐ) · 11 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 𤣩 represents the meaning and 里 represents the sound.

• 由 (yóu) · 5 strokes

  Depicts a kind of helmet worn by warriors. Based on the original meaning "helmet", now written as 胄. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.