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Meaning of 砥

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Pinyin:
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:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (stone) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ shí ] stone, rock, mineral
    • [ ] the name of an ancient tribe
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Example Words
中流砥柱 zhōng liú zhù mainstay; cornerstone; tower of strength
砥砺 whetstone; (fig.) to hone; to temper; to encourage
砥节砺行 jié xíng to temper one's spirit and correct one's behavior (idiom)
More: 砥* | *砥 | *砥*
Example Sentences
1
The Xiata Grasslands are as flat as a whetstone.
2
The Xiata Grassland is as flat as a whetstone.
3
So you see, it is a system in crisis. All along the way, we are bumping up limits.
4
Troubled Galaxy, and accompanied by a sigh soon as secluded, gently licking the baffle inner pain and chilling.
5
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105
Guangzhou ZhouDi Mechanical equipment CO. Ltd. located in East of the Joint Industrial Zone, 105 national Road, Dashi Town, Panyu District.