厲
li4Mathews: 3906GSR: 340a
Dictionary Definition
(to be) harsh, difficult, strict, rigorous, stern, severe, acute, grinding, stringent, serious, dangerous, oppressive, brutal, cruel, adverse, bad, hard (to do), distressing, troublesome, stressful, tyrannical, wicked, menacing; (a, the) grind, grindstone, whetstone, difficulty, struggle, trouble, hardship, adversity, danger, pressure, threat, severity, distress, harshness, suppression, disease (s); (to) discipline, endanger, have difficulty(-ies), grind, sharpen, hone, polish, perfect (s, ed, ing); harshly, strictly, brutally, severely; in distress; threats of failure or trouble
Radical: 27+13 | First occurrence: Hexagram 01.3
Concordance & Context (35 occurrences)
H01|3
3rd Line
(a) struggle, adversity, hardship (s); stressful
Ref: 06.3Stats: 27+13
H06|3
3rd Line
difficult, distressing, strict, hard to do 18.1
Ref: 09.6
H09|6
6th Line
(is) difficult, adverse, brutal; (a) hardship "
Ref: 10.5
H10|5
5th Line
(is) stressful, dangerous, rigorous, difficult "
Ref: 18.1
H10|5x
Xiao Xiang 5
(is) stressful
H18|1
1st Line
difficult(y), hard(ship) (s); distress(ing) 27.6
Ref: 21.5
H21|5
5th Line
(is) difficult, harsh, stressful; trouble "
Ref: 24.3
H24|3
3rd Line
difficult(y), hard, harsh, troublesome; a grind
Ref: 03.3
H26|1
1st Line
hard(ship), harsh(ness), severe(ity); serious
Ref: 01.3
H27|6
6th Line
distress; difficult, harsh, brutal, serious 35.6
Ref: 01.3
H33|1
1st Line
(in) distress, difficulty, trouble, danger
Ref: 01.3
H33|3
3rd Line
(and) difficulty; distress, pressure (d); harsh
Ref: 01.3
H34|3
3rd Line
(is) difficult, harsh, stressful; trouble "
Ref: 01.3
H35|4
4th Line
(is) harsh, dangerous, difficult; trouble "
Ref: 01.3
H35|6
6th Line
(that) harsh, stern, strict (ness); severity 37.3
Ref: 01.3
H37|3
3rd Line
harshness, rigor, distress, severity; (&) stress 06.3
Ref: 01.3
H38|4
4th Line
(the) difficulty, adversity, distress, hardship
Ref: 01.3
H43|0
Gua Ci
difficult(ies), serious(ness); rigorous, strict
Ref: 01.3
H43|T
Tuan Zhuan
serious
H43|T
Tuan Zhuan
worthwhile
H43|T
Tuan Zhuan
(it is) worthwhile
H44|3
3rd Line
har sh, difficult, severe, brutal, wicked
Ref: 01.3
H49|3
3rd Line
(is) difficult, stressful, rigorous, hard "
Ref: 01.3
H50|2
2nd Line
difficulty, adversity, trouble (s); harshly
Ref: 01.3
H50|5
5th Line
(is) difficult, harsh, stressful; (with) trouble
Ref: 01.3
H51|2
2nd Line
difficulty, adversity, trouble (s); harshly
Ref: 01.3
H51|2x
Xiao Xiang 2
adversity
H51|5
5th Line
(is) difficult, harsh, stressful; (with) trouble
Ref: 01.3
H51|5x
Xiao Xiang 5
(is) trouble
H52|3
3rd Line
harshness, severity, rigor(s), suppression
Ref: 01.3
H53|1
1st Line
(having, in) difficulty, trouble (s); struggling
Ref: 01.3
H56|3
3rd Line
(is) difficult, hard (to do), harsh, distressing "
Ref: 01.3
H58|5
5th Line
hardship, struggle, trouble, difficulty (s)
Ref: 01.3
H62|4
4th Line
(is) difficult, hard, serious, stressful (v)
Ref: 01.3
H63|6
6th Line
harsh, stressful, adverse, difficult, serious
Ref: 01.3
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