厉 lì whetstone
怎么记住“厉”: 厂 factory + 万 ten thousand = whetstone. Behind the old factory, the knife grinder says he has sharpened ten thousand blades on his whetstone.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
厉 = 厂 factory + 万 ten thousand
- 厂 factory meaning
- 万 ten thousand sound
Behind the old factory, the knife grinder says he has sharpened ten thousand blades on his whetstone.
How it came to be
In the bronze form, the outer corner gives the meaning and a shortened sound part sits under it.
用法
- Stern / sharp; bound, and its everyday star is 厉害 (lìhai).
- 厉害 means both 'impressive/formidable' (你太厉害了 you're amazing) and 'severe/fierce' (病得很厉害 badly ill).
- 严厉 (yánlì) stern/severe (of criticism, punishment); 再接再厉 (zàijiē-zàilì) keep up the good effort.
含“厉”的汉字
含“厉”的词语
例句
- 他感冒了，头痛得厉害。 Tā gǎnmào le, tóu tòngde lìhai.He caught a cold and has a bad headache.
- 今年的流行感冒很厉害。 Jīnnián de liúxíng gǎnmào hěn lìhai.Flu is widespread this year.