励

lì

strive; encourage

How to write 励, stroke by stroke

surname Li; to encourage; to urge

Pictophonetic: semantic 力 (strength), phonetic 厉

Made of 厉 + 力

鼓励gǔ lìto encourage
奖励jiǎng lìto reward; reward (as encouragement)
激励jī lìto encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive
励志lì zhìto pursue a goal with determination; inspirational; motivational
励志哥lì zhì gē(coll.) a guy who is admired for having overcome challenges to achieve success
策励cè lìto encourage; to urge; to impel; to spur sb on
勉励miǎn lìto encourage
激励机制jī lì jī zhìincentive mechanism; incentives
奖励旅行jiǎng lì lǚ xíngincentive travel
奖励旅游jiǎng lì lǚ yóuincentive travel
励精图治lì jīng tú zhì(of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom)
王励勤wáng lì qínWang Liqin (1978-), former PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist

没有人鼓励她。
méi yǒu rén gǔ lì tā 。
No one encouraged her.
他有权得到奖励。
tā yǒu quán dé dào jiǎng lì 。
He is entitled to receive the reward.
他被奖励了一块金表。
tā bèi jiǎng lì le yí kuài jīn biǎo 。
He was given a gold watch as a reward.
我鼓励学生们更努力地学习。
wǒ gǔ lì xué shēng men gèng nǔ lì dì xué xí 。
I inspired my students to work harder.
民主主义鼓励自由。
mín zhǔ zhǔ yì gǔ lì zì yóu 。
Democracy encourages freedom.