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厉

lì

whetstone

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

Components
厂 meaning component

厂  Meaning component

hǎn, chǎng

  

cliff, (roof)

万 sound component

万  Sound component

mò, wàn

  

ten thousand

Evolution

厉 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
厉 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
厉 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
厉 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
厉 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

厉 (厲) 

lì

whetstone; grind, sharpen; whet; strict; severe

厉 (厲) 

Lì

surname Li

Most common words with 厉
Freq.
Word
Meaning

厉害

ferocious

严厉

severe

厉

strict

再接再厉

unremitting efforts

厉声

stern voice

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

砺 粝

Sound component in 4 characters (1 verified)

励 蛎 砺 粝

Statistics

HSK level 5

Appears in 30.0336% of movies

1278th most common character in movies

1339th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

5

Traditional

厲

Unicode

U+5389


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