礪

砺
lì
  1. grind
  2. sandstone

CEDICT

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to whet; to sharpen
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) whetstone
  3. to whet; to sharpen
  4. whetstone

Wiktionary

  1. 粗的磨刀石。
  2. 磨利、磨治。
  3. 參見「砥礪」條。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

再接再礪 zàijiēzàilì variant of 再接再厲 zàijiēzàilì
砥礪 dǐlì
  1. whetstone
  2. (lit. and fig.) to hone; to sharpen
  3. to encourage
磨礪 mólì
  1. to sharpen on grindstone
  2. to improve oneself by practice
礪波 Lìbō
南礪 Nánlì
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硐 tóng grind
苦差 kǔchāi
  1. hard task
  2. difficult mission
  3. arduous and unrewarding undertaking
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沙岩 shāyán sandstone
砂岩 shāyán sandstone
砂石 shāshí
  1. sandstone
  2. sand and stone
  3. aggregate