砥 — Chinese character
砥
dǐ
whetstone; to polish
- Pinyin
- dǐ
- Radical
- 112 ⽯ (Stone)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 石 氐
- Formation
- pictophonetic — stone; meaning component 石; sound component 氐
- Japanese
- 砥 as a kanji
Common words with 砥
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中流砥柱 | zhōng liú dǐ zhù | mainstay; cornerstone |
| 砥砺 (砥礪) | dǐ lì | whetstone; (lit. and fig.) to hone; to sharpen |
砥 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 1
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