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Meaning of 砥

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砥
Pinyin: dǐ
English Definition: baffle (pier); whetstone
Chinese Definition:
①(砥柱中流)像砥柱山(在中国三门峡)那样屹立在黄河激流中,喻中坚人物或力量所起的支柱作用。
②细的磨刀石:砥石。砥砺。
Total strokes: 10; Radical: 石
Pictophonetic:氐 indicates the sound; 石 (stone) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 石 [ shí ] stone, rock, mineral
    • 氐 [ dī ] the name of an ancient tribe
Similar Characters: 胝
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Example Words
中流砥柱 zhōng liú dǐ zhù mainstay; cornerstone; tower of strength
砥砺 dǐ lì whetstone; (fig.) to hone; to temper; to encourage
砥节砺行 dǐ jié lì xíng to temper one's spirit and correct one's behavior (idiom)
More:砥* | *砥 | *砥*
Example Sentences
1
夏塔的草原可真是平坦如砥呀
!
The Xiata Grasslands are as flat as a whetstone.
2
这夏塔的草原可真是平坦如砥呀
。
The Xiata Grassland is as flat as a whetstone.
3
所以你看
,
这系统正处于危机之中
。
从头到尾我们都与很多的极限互相砥触
。
So you see, it is a system in crisis. All along the way, we are bumping up limits.
4
耿耿银河
,
伴着一声幽叹
,
轻轻舔砥内心的伤痛与凄迷
。
Troubled Galaxy, and accompanied by a sigh soon as secluded, gently licking the baffle inner pain and chilling.
5
广州市中砥机械设备有限公司地处番禺区大石镇
105
国道段东联工业区
。
Guangzhou ZhouDi Mechanical equipment CO. Ltd. located in East of the Joint Industrial Zone, 105 national Road, Dashi Town, Panyu District.