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励 lì encourage

How to remember 励: 厉 whetstone + 力 power = encourage. Grandpa sharpens her new knife on his whetstone, then puts all his power into a speech to encourage her on her first day as a chef.

  • 1,468. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 7 strokes
  • Radical 力

Component breakdown

励 = 厉 whetstone + 力 power

  • 厉 whetstone
    • 厂 factory
    • 万 ten thousand
  • 力 power
The Gushi story

Grandpa sharpens her new knife on his whetstone, then puts all his power into a speech to encourage her on her first day as a chef.

How it is used

  • Bound; to encourage/spur on. 鼓励 (gǔlì) encourage, 奖励 (jiǎnglì) reward, 激励 (jīlì) motivate.
  • 鼓励 (gǔlì) is warm encouragement with words; 激励 (jīlì) is to spur someone to greater effort, often via incentives.
  • 励志 (lìzhì) = inspirational/motivational: 励志故事 (lìzhì gùshi) an inspiring story.

Words with 励

Example sentences

  • 学生得到了鼓励。 Xuéshēng dédào le gǔlì.The students received encouragement.