砺(lì)

10 strokesTrad. 礪

grind

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Character information

Pinyin
lì
Meaning
grind; sandstone
Strokes
10
HSK level
—
Traditional
礪

Origin & structure

Where 砺 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰石厉

A stone 石 used to hone 厉 blades; 厉 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

石shí厉lì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 砺 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 砺

Common words using 砺 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dǐ砥lì砺

whetstone; (lit. and fig.) to hone; to sharpen; to encourage

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mó磨lì砺

to sharpen on grindstone; to improve oneself by practice

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zài再jiē接zài再lì砺

variant of 再接再厉

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Related characters

From 砺’s common words

砥磨再接

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