砺

礪

lì

Meanings

CC-CEDICT

lì

1.grind
2.sandstone

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Wiktionary

1.file, rasp (tool)
2.to file
3.to rub
4.brush; to brush, to scrub
5.a surname

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ras): semantic 金 (“metal; gold”) + phonetic 慮 (OC *ras)

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Stroke order

Components

砺石厉

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

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Related words

磨砺 to sharpen on grindstone 砥砺 whetstone 再接再砺 variant of 再接再厉[zài jiē zài lì]