dǐ lì

Traditional: 砥礪

砥砺 (dǐ lì) is a Chinese word meaning “whetstone; (lit. and fig.) to hone; to sharpen; to encourage”.

Meanings

  1. 1whetstone
  2. 2(lit. and fig.) to hone; to sharpen
  3. 3to encourage

Characters in 砥砺

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