surname Li

= + : Li Qingzhao (li) invented a new kind of chocolate factory (厂) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She attached a few of her neurons (万) to the factory so that she can mind control it. In this way she can create all kinds of new crazy flavors. She will be a fierce (厉) competitor on the market—if it weren't for this malicious spirit (厉) that will be haunting her. The spirit interferes with her neurons and makes her come up with all kinds of unspeakable horrors, ruining her mind controlled chocolate business.
strict / severe

= + : Li Qingzhao (li) invented a new kind of chocolate factory (厂) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She attached a few of her neurons (万) to the factory so that she can mind control it. In this way she can create all kinds of new crazy flavors. She will be a fierce (厉) competitor on the market—if it weren't for this malicious spirit (厉) that will be haunting her. The spirit interferes with her neurons and makes her come up with all kinds of unspeakable horrors, ruining her mind controlled chocolate business.

厉 character breakdown

used in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
factory / yard / depot / workhouse / works / (industrial) plant

Mnemonic symbol: a chocolate factory. Charlie Chaplin (ch) is overjoyed to see that in the anglepod's living room (ang3), a small chocolate factory (厂) is for sale. He buys it, shaves his mustache, grows his hair a bit and renames himself to Willy Wonka to live in the chocolate factory.
surname Wan
ten thousand / a great number

= + : As mnemonic symbol I choose a neuron, since each neuron is said to connect to 10000 others.

= + : Willy Walrus needs to dig up the floor in the anthill's bathroom, but he is tired of doing so manually with a plough. To make his life easier, he sets up a wind wheel for electricity, connects a neuron to the wind wheel and the plough to transmit the electricity and uses his new DIY electric plough to dig much faster.

Characters with 厉 as component

surname Li

= + : While Li Qingzhao (li) is using the space station's bathroom (Ø4), a malicious spirit (厉) encourages (励) her to push a mysterious power button (力) next to her. She knows that she shouldn't push the button, but she just can't bear not to know what it actually does.
to encourage / to urge

= + : While Li Qingzhao (li) is using the space station's bathroom (Ø4), a malicious spirit (厉) encourages (励) her to push a mysterious power button (力) next to her. She knows that she shouldn't push the button, but she just can't bear not to know what it actually does.
archaic variant of 櫪|枥, oak / type of tree in ancient books / stable (for horses)
oyster
grind / sandstone
coarse rice

Words with 厉

(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent
to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist / unremitting efforts
swift and fierce / fierce / forceful
malicious spirit / devil
malicious spirit; devil
to strike a severe blow / to crack down / to take strong measures
although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome (Internet slang)
to criticize severely / to slate
awe-inspiring / majestic
shrill (voice)
pitiless / merciless
solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling / also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色
solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
mad and violent
see 發揚踔厲|发扬踔厉[fa1 yang2 chuo1 li4]
to cut sb a severe look (idiom)
to do (sth) with rigor / rigorously
to practice strict economy (idiom)

Sentences with 厉

ya̅o
hóu
què
shí
lì
hai