厉
厲Li4
#1,337 most
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surname Li
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
厉 lì uses 厂 cliff as the meaning part and 万 wàn as a sound part, though the sound link is not obvious now. It first meant a whetting stone for knives. From there it grew to sharpening knives, danger, 'severe, strict', and 'harsh, cruel'.
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