lì砺（礪）
砺（礪）
literary
technical
Meaning of 砺
砺 means whetstone; sharpening stone; to sharpen; to whet; to hone. Pronounced lì.
- whetstone; sharpening stone
- to sharpen; to whet; to hone
Character Info
Radical石
Strokes20
Components
石
厲
Stroke Order
砺
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
kuài块
lì砺
shí石
fēi非
cháng常
xì细
nì腻
，
shì适
hé合
mó磨
tì剃
dāo刀
。
This whetstone is very fine-grained, suitable for sharpening razors.
Shān山
zhōng中
duō多
lì砺
shí石
，
kě可
gōng供
liè猎
rén人
mó磨
dāo刀
zhī之
yòng用
。
There are many whetstones in the mountains, available for hunters to sharpen their knives.
Measure Words
块/ kuài
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