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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lì | li4
English translation
whetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

Contains the radical

hǎn

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

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Positional decomposition

厂萬

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. hǎn represents the meaning and wàn represents the sound.

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Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
厉害 lìhai ferocious厲害
严厉 yánlì severe嚴厲
strict
再接再厉 zàijiēzàilì unremitting efforts再接再厲
厉声 lì shēng stern voice厲聲
变本加厉 biàn běn jiā lì to aggravate變本加厲
凄厉 qī lì mournful (sound)淒厲
雷厉风行 léi lì fēng xíng pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction雷厲風行
厉行节约 lì xíng jié yuē to practice strict economy (idiom)厲行節約
厉鬼 lì guǐ devil厲鬼
色厉内荏 sè lì nèi rěn a sheep in wolf's clothing色厲內荏
正颜厉色 zhèng yán lì sè solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling正顏厲色
正言厉色 zhèng yán lì sè also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色 zhèng yán lì sè 正言厲色
峻厉 jùn lì pitiless峻厲
威厉 wēi lì majestic威厲
发扬蹈厉 fā yáng dǎo lì to be full of vigor (idiom)發揚蹈厲

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