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砺

lì

Character Traditional 礪

What 砺 means

1. grind
2. sandstone

Words containing 砺

• 磨砺mó lìto sharpen on grindstone; to improve oneself by practice
• 砥砺dǐ lìwhetstone; (lit. and fig.) to hone; to sharpen; to encourage
• 再接再砺zài jiē zài lìvariant of 再接再厉

Characters built on 厉

These share the phonetic component 厉 (lì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 励lìto encourage; to urge
• 蛎lìoyster
• 粝lìcoarse rice

Characters that look like 砺

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 顾gùto look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
• 颁bānto promulgate; to send out; to issue
• 砸záto smash; to pound; to fail
• 昭zhāobright; clear; manifest
• 猖chāngferocious
• 砾lì(bound form) gravel; small stone

Sounds the same

Read lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 力power; force; strength
• 历calendar
• 利sharp; favorable; advantage
• 例example; precedent; rule
• 励to encourage; to urge
• 丽beautiful
• 厉strict; severe
• 立to stand; to set up; to establish
• 粒grain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects…
• 隶(bound form) a person in servitude; low-ranking subordinate…
• 俐used in 伶俐
• 莉used in 茉莉; used in the transliteration of female names