Dong Chinese dictionary

lì

whetstone

Phonosemantic compound. 厂 represents the meaning and 万 represents the sound. Simplified form of 厲.

Components

厂 Meaning component

hǎn, chǎng

cliff, (roof)

万 Sound component

mò, wàn

ten thousand

厉 and 万 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

Evolution

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

lì

whetstone; grind, sharpen; whet; strict; severe

Lì

surname Li

Most common words with 厉

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 4 characters (1 verified)

Sources