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砥砺

dǐ lì

2-character word Traditional 砥礪

What 砥砺 means

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

The characters in 砥砺

• 砥dǐbaffle (pier); whetstone
• 砺lìgrind; sandstone

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