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Character #895 · The First 1000

lì

severe

strict; severe

Strokes
515
TraditionalSimplified
厲 厉
Poster cell
AA32
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • lìhai fierce; formidable; awesome
  • yánlì severe
  • lìshēng in a sharp, forceful voice
  • línglì swift and fierce
  • qīlì mournful (sound)
  • lìxíng to do with rigor
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 厉厲

Write 厉厲 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, lì, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell AA32 · 28 × 36 grid

厉厲 is #895 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 厉 mean in English?
厉 (lì) means "severe": strict; severe.
How do you pronounce 厉?
厉 is pronounced lì in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄌㄧˋ.
How many strokes does 厉 have?
The simplified form, 厉, has 5 strokes. The traditional form, 厲, has 15.
What is the traditional form of 厉?
The traditional form of 厉 is 厲. 厉 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 厲 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 厉?
Common words that use 厉 include 厉害 (lìhai, fierce; formidable; awesome), 严厉 (yánlì, severe), 厉声 (lìshēng, in a sharp, forceful voice), 凌厉 (línglì, swift and fierce).
How common is 厉?
厉 is number 895 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell AA32 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.