力

lì

power · force

Radical: 力 Strokes: 2 HSK 3

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

动加功劳务势勒勤助劲办劫

Same radical

动加功劳务势勒勤助劲办劫勇劝勋

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Character Decomposition

Etymology

A plow's head representing strength

Meanings

power

force

strength

ability

strenuously

lì

surname Li

Lì

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Words with 力 969 total

motive power · (fig.) motivation; impetus动力dòng lì lacking in strength; weak; feeble · not up to the task乏力fá lì to do everything one can · to spare no effort · to strive奋力fèn lì component force (physics)分力fēn lì violence · force · violent暴力bào lì buoyancy浮力fú lì wind force · wind power风力fēng lì military strength · armed forces · troops兵力bīng lì to entail strenuous effort · to toil at a task · strenuous · laborious · strain吃力chī lì fertility; productivity (of soil or land)地力dì lì relay接力jiē lì pulling force · (fig.) allure · (materials testing) tensile strength · (loanword) rally拉力lā lì Dili, capital of East Timor帝力Dì lì vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing · vigor of style in literary composition笔力bǐ lì to exert oneself出力chū lì (honorific) your kind efforts · thanks to your help鼎力dǐng lì (Chinese calligraphy) vigor of brushstrokes · fortitude; toughness; spine骨力gǔ lì lever arm (i.e. perpendicular distance from the fulcrum to the line of force)力臂lì bì

Idioms with 力 190 total Chain

as easy as blowing off dust · effortless · with ease不费吹灰之力bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost不遗余力bù yí yú lì (idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities不自量力bù zì liàng lì

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