Radical: 力 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

励 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 励

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 励.

励志
lì zhì
to encourage
勉励
miǎn lì
to encourage
奖励
jiǎng lì
to reward
激励
jī lì
to encourage
策励
cè lì
to encourage
鼓励
gǔ lì
to encourage
励志哥
lì zhì gē
王励勤
wáng lì qín
Wang Liqin
励精图治
lì jīng tú zhì
(of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom)
奖励旅游
jiǎng lì lǚ yóu
incentive travel
奖励旅行
jiǎng lì lǚ xíng
incentive travel
激励机制
jī lì jī zhì
incentive mechanism

Related characters (radical 力)

Characters that share the radical .

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