励
to encourage; to urge
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,882 U+52B1
How 励 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
力 (semantic, “strength”) + 厉 (phonetic, lì)
How to remember it
encourage · Heisig RSH #736
cliff + 万 ten thousand + muscle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 厉
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 厉 (lì) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 厉 sound component | lì | whetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet |
| 蛎 | lì | oyster |
Words containing 励
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 励精图治 | lì jīng tú zhì | (of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom) |
| 激励机制 | jī lì jī zhì | incentive mechanism; incentives |
| 奖励旅行 | jiǎng lì lǚ xíng | incentive travel |
| 奖励旅游 | jiǎng lì lǚ yóu | incentive travel |
| 励志哥 | lì zhì gē | (coll.) a guy who is admired for having overcome challenges to achieve success |
| 王励勤 | Wáng Lì qín | Wang Liqin (1978-), former PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist |
| 励志 | lì zhì | to pursue a goal with determination; inspirational; motivational |
| 鼓励 | gǔ lì | to encourage |
| 激励 | jī lì | to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive |
| 奖励 | jiǎng lì | to reward; reward (as encouragement) |
| 策励 | cè lì | to encourage; to urge; to impel; to spur sb on |
| 勉励 | miǎn lì | to encourage |