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厉

Traditional: 厲

lì

lì · lai6 (Jyutping)

  1. strict
  2. severe
  3. surname Li

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Character breakdown

厉

Meaning
whetstone; grind, sharpen; whet
Radical
厂
Strokes
5
Components
⿸厂万
Cangjie
MMS
Four-corner
7122

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