| 厉 | lì | strict; severe; surname Li |
| 厉害 | lì hai | difficult to deal with; difficult to endure; ferocious; radical; serious; terrible; violent; tremendous; awesome |
| 严厉 | yán lì | severe; strict |
| 厉声 | lì shēng | stern voice |
| 变本加厉 | biàn běn jiā lì | lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming); to aggravate; to intensify |
| 再接再厉 | zài jiē zài lì | to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist; unremitting efforts |
| 凄厉 | qī lì | sad and shrill |
| 厉目而视 | lì mù ér shì | to cut sb a severe look (idiom) |
| 厉鬼 | lì guǐ | malicious spirit; devil |
| 严厉打击 | yán lì dǎ jī | to strike a severe blow; to crack down; to take strong measures |
| 严厉批评 | yán lì pī píng | to criticize severely; to slate |
| 威厉 | wēi lì | awe-inspiring; majestic |
| 峻厉 | jùn lì | pitiless; merciless |
| 正言厉色 | zhèng yán lì sè | solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling; also written 正颜厉色 |
| 正颜厉色 | zhèng yán lì sè | solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling |
| 猖厉 | chāng lì | mad and violent |
| 发扬踔厉 | fā yáng chuō lì | to be full of vigor (idiom) |
| 皎厉 | jiǎo lì | proud |
| 粗厉 | cū lì | abrasive; husky (voice) |
| 色厉内荏 | sè lì nèi rěn | lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart; a sheep in wolf's clothing |
| 色厉词严 | sè lì cí yán | severe in both looks and speech (idiom) |
| 雷厉风行 | léi lì fēng xíng | pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction |
