Chinese Character 砺 Meanings and components.

Form

砺

Meaning

砺 meaning[3] in English

Grind.

Sandstone.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 砺 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Shi (石) , and surname Li (厉)

Its radical[1] is: 石 (shi2) which means: Surname Shi, .石shi2surname Shi

In cangjie it is written with MRMMS

How to write 砺

To write砺li4grind you should write a combination of 石shi2surname Shi , 厉li4surname Li arranged in a 吅 shape:

石 + 厉 = 砺

砺 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 砺 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 砺, looks as follow:

砺
Pinyin:li4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Grind . Sandstone
石
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi
厉
Pinyin:li4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Li
厂
Pinyin:chang3
Meaning[3]: 'Cliff' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 27), Occurring In 原, 历, 压 Etc
万
Pinyin:wan4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: See 万俟[Mo4 Qi2]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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