= li + Ø4
grind / sandstone
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How to pronounce 砺

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

砺 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
shí = sh + Ø2
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]
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dàn = d + an4
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 / ten pecks / one hundred liters
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shí = sh + Ø2
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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dàn = d + an4
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]
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= li + Ø4
surname Li
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= li + Ø4
strict / severe
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Characters with 砺 as component

砺 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 砺

to sharpen on grindstone / to improve oneself by practice
variant of 再接再厲|再接再厉[zai4 jie1 zai4 li4]
whetstone / (fig.) to hone / to temper / to encourage

Sentences with 砺

砺 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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grind / sandstone

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