懂中文 Dong Chinese

励

lì

strive

Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 厉 represents the sound. Simplified form of 勵.

Components
厉 sound component

厉  Sound component

lì

  

whetstone

力 meaning component

力  Meaning component

lì

  

power

Evolution

励 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
励 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

励 (勵) 

lì

strive; encourage; to encourage; to urge

励 (勵) 

Lì

surname Li

Most common words with 励
Freq.
Word
Meaning

鼓励

to encourage

奖励

to reward

激励

to urge

励志

to encourage

励

to urge