礪
Information about character(s)
Radical: 石Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 15
Total Strokes: 19
Simplified Form: 砺
Variants: 礪
Pronunciation
Pinyin: lìCantonese: lai6
JapaneseKun: ARATO MIGAKU TO
JapaneseOn: REI
Korean: LYE
Dictionary definitions
Unicode: whetstone; sharpenCE-Dict: grind/sandstone
21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a whetstone
2.to sharpen (a knife)
說文解字 - Shuowen: 《石部》礪 䃺也。从石厲聲。經典通用厲。
康熙字典文字版 【午集下】【石字部】 礪
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤力制切,音例。【書·費誓】礪乃鋒刃。【傳】磨石也。【正義】厲以粗糲爲稱,故砥細於礪。【玉篇】崦滋山礪石,可磨刃。【說文】經典通用厲。
CF-Dict: aiguiser/pierre à aiguiser
Han-De-Dict: Sandstein (u.E.) (S)/schleifen, abschleifen (u.E.) (V)