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勵
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励
🇨🇳

encourage

HSK 10
Human →Actions
lì
レイ
はげ.む、はげ.ます
려
Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 厲 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (勵)
厲 stern+ 力 power =
勵 encourage
厲 Phonetic component
stern
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力 Meaning component
lì power
power, capability, influence
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Simplified (励)
厉 grind+ 力 power =
励 strive
厉 Phonetic component
lì grind
whetstone
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力 Meaning component
lì power
power, capability, influence
Notes
Similar Characters
糲 unpolished rice (trad)蠣 oyster (trad)劝 urge (simp)办 handle (simp)功 achievement加 add务 affairs (simp)劢 put (simp)劦 variant动 happen (simp)助 assist努 toil劫 plunder劬 be diligent劭 excel励 encourage (simp)劲 tough (simp)劳 manual (simp)劵 certificate劼 be discreet
Chinese
励 / 勵 [Lì]
surname Li
励 / 勵 [lì]
to encourage; to urge
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
勵 はげみ
Hagemi surname
CHINESE WORDS (11)
鼓励 [gǔ​lì] #3,394
to encourage
奖励 [jiǎng​lì] #3,183
to reward
激励 [jī​lì] #5,776
to encourage
励志 [lì​zhì] #46,673
to encourage
王励勤 [Wáng​Lì​qín] #15,113
Wang Liqin (1978-), former PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist
勉励 [miǎn​lì] #55,663
to encourage
励志哥 [lì​zhì​gē]
ugly guy with a pretty girlfriend (slang)
激励机制 [jī​lì​jī​zhì]
incentive mechanism
奖励旅行 [jiǎng​lì​lǚ​xíng]
incentive travel
奖励旅游 [jiǎng​lì​lǚ​yóu]
incentive travel
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
격려
encouragement