勵 (lì)

to encourage; to urge (often used in 鼓勵)

How 勵 is written

Strokes
17
Radical
厂 — cliff
Traditional
勵
Simplified
励

Components

Common words using 勵

獎勵 jiǎnglì
to reward; reward (as encouragement)
勵志 lìzhì
to encourage; encouragement
鼓勵 gǔlì
to encourage
勉勵 miǎnlì
to encourage
激勵 jīlì
to encourage; to urge; motivation
王勵勤 wánglìqín
Wang Liqin

勵 in a sentence

老師鼓勵我們多說中文。

Lǎoshī gǔlì wǒmen duō shuō Zhōngwén.

“The teacher encouraged us to speak more Chinese.”

How common is 勵?

勵 is the 1,466th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 94.3% of all running text.

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