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The character 厉, with its traditional form 厉, features the enclosing radical 厂, meaning a cliff. In the traditional version, the inner component 萬 serves as the phonetic element, simplified to 万 in the modern form. Its original meaning was a whetstone, an object used for sharpening blades, which implied harshness and abrasion. This concrete sense naturally extended to abstract qualities, such as sternness, strictness, fierceness, and severity.
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她真的很厉害。
老师对学生很严厉。
他厉声地批评了我。
军队发动了凌厉的攻势。
政府厉行节约政策。
传说中这里有厉鬼出没。
他面带厉色地走了进去。
园区内厉禁吸烟。