懂中文 Dong Chinese

砺

lì

whetstone

A stone 石 used to hone 厉 blades; 厉 also provides the pronunciation

Components
石 meaning component

石  Meaning component

shí, dàn

  

stone

厉 sound,meaning component

厉  Sound Meaning component

lì

  

whetstone

Evolution

砺 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
砺 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
砺 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

砺 (礪) 

lì

whetstone; sharpen; grind; sandstone

Most common words with 砺
Freq.
Word
Meaning

磨砺

to sharpen on grindstone

砺

grind

砥砺

whetstone