理所当然 (lǐ suǒ dāng rán)

Character breakdown

• 理 (lǐ) · 11 strokes

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

• 所 (suǒ) · 8 strokes

  Origin unclear. 戶 represents the sound.

• 当 (dāng) · 6 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 田 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound. The simplified character 当 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 當.

• 然 (rán) · 12 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 灬 represents the meaning and 肰 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "burn", now written as 燃. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Usage

这理所当然是你应该做的。

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

zhè lǐ suǒ dāng rán shì nǐ yīng gāi zuò de 。