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砥礪

whetstone

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

di3li4 • dǐlì

Meaning

Primary

whetstone

Alternatives

grindstone

Mnemonic

砥礪 Whetstone has the same meaning as both of its characters 砥 whetstone and 礪 whetstone.

Usage

互相 砥礪

encourage each other

砥礪 是 一 種 工具。

A whetstone is a type of tool.