厉 lìLì HSK5 whetstone Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: stern All meanings 3 lì 2 stern 1strict 1Lì 1 Li 1 1 sentence for 厉 (lì — stern) 他平日总是面带厉色，让人不敢亲近。 tā píngrì zǒngshì miàndài lì sè, ràng rén bù gǎn qīnjìn. He usually has a stern look on his face, making people afraid to get close to him. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary