Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Strength (lì) Lì; Kangxi strokes: 17; page 149 From Tangyun, Jiyun, and Yunhui: pronounced lì. According to Shuowen Jiezi: to exert effort. From the radical Strength (lì), lì (厲) provides the sound. According to Yupian: to exhort; to encourage. According to Guangyun: to encourage and exhort. From *Book of the Later Han* (Hou Hanshu), Biography of Ji Tong: "an imperial edict encouraging [him]". Also, from Yunhui: sometimes also written as the variant form lì. It carries the meaning of embellishing and invigorating. From *Book of Han* (Qian Hanshu), Annals of Emperor Xuan: "to invigorate oneself and make a fresh start".