理直气壮 (lǐ zhí qì zhuàng)

Character breakdown

• 理 (lǐ) · 11 strokes

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

• 直 (Zhí) · 8 strokes

  Pictograph of a straight line coming from the eye, to depict looking straight at something. The purpose of the stroke at the bottom is unclear.

• 气 (qì) · 4 strokes

  Depicts a gust of air.

• 壮 (Zhuàng) · 6 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 士 represents the meaning and 丬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 壯.

Usage

他理直气壮地说出了自己的观点。

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

tā lǐ zhí qì zhuàng dì shuō chū le zì jǐ de guān diǎn 。