厉 (lì) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 厉 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
HSK 4 Words Containing 厉
厉害
fierce; formidable; serious
她的英语说得很厉害。
Tā de Yīngyǔ shuō de hěn lìhai.
Her English is really impressive.
About the character 厉
厉 (lì) means severe; strict (as in 厉害). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".