old variant of 歷|历[li4]

to experience; to undergo; to pass through; all; each; every; history

cliff (厂) + [sound] (力) = to pass through, history

The cliff or overhang (厂) suggests a physical setting one passes through or endures. 力 mainly gives the sound lì; the repeated passing under hardship builds the sense of accumulated experience and history.

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StrengthPhonetic
Cliff faceSemantic

经了很多困难才找到工作。

tā lì jīng le hěn duō kùn nán cái zhǎo dào gōng zuò。

he went through many difficulties before finding a job.

这座城市经百年风雨,留下了很多故事。

zhè zuò chéng shì lì jīng bǎi nián fēng yǔ,liú xià le hěn duō gù shi。

this city passed through a hundred years of hardship and left behind many stories.

Words with 历

阴历

yīn lì

lunar calendar

游历

yóu lì

to tour

遍历

biàn lì

to traverse

重历旧游

chóng lì jiù yóu

to revisit

阅历

yuè lì

to experience

阳历

yáng lì

solar calendar

隔年皇历

gé nián huáng lì

lit. almanac from years back (idiom)

高学历

gāo xué lì

higher education record

黄历

huáng li

Chinese divination almanac

黑历史

hēi lì shǐ

dark past

册历

cè lì

diary

亚历山大

yà lì shān dà

Alexander (name)

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