砺

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What 砺 means

grind; sandstone

Ideographic: A stone 石 used to hone 厉 blades; 厉 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 石 + 厉

Words with 砺

• 砥砺dǐ lìwhetstone; (lit. and fig.) to hone; to sharpen; to encourage
• 磨砺mó lìto sharpen on grindstone; to improve oneself by practice
• 再接再砺zài jiē zài lìvariant of 再接再厉

Characters that sound like 砺

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