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砺

lì

whetstone; to sharpen

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

HSK 10 strokes Uncommon (48%)

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Component Breakdown

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whetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet

⿰石厉 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shí

石

stone, rock, mineral

💡 Ideographic: A rock 口 at the base of a cliff 厂

5 strokes HSK 5

chǎng

厂

cliff; factory, workshop; building

2 strokes HSK 5

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

lì

厉

whetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet

5 strokes HSK 4

chǎng

厂

cliff; factory, workshop; building

2 strokes HSK 5

wàn

万

ten thousand; innumerable

3 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 砺 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

to sharpen on grindstone / to improve oneself by practice

mólì

磨砺 ↗

to sharpen on grindstone / to improve oneself by practice