历

lì

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.

厂+力→历

力StrengthPhonetic

厂Cliff faceSemantic

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)

More characters with 厂

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