厉
lìTraditional: 厉
#5311 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
severe, strict, fierce (bound)
Stroke order
厉
Examples
！
He is really impressive!
。
The teacher is very strict.
药。
This medicine is very strong.
。
This teacher is rather strict.
口。
His tone of speaking is a bit harsh.
厉 (lì) is a bound morpheme meaning fierce or severe, the core of the slangy 厉害 (lìhài, impressive or fierce).
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