CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- li4
- English meanings
- power, strength, ability, force, physical strength
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Single-component character
力 is learned as a whole in this component guide. Recognize its complete shape rather than splitting it into smaller components.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
beautiful; pretty
example; case
clever
profit
encourage
experience; calendar
strict; severe
hundredth; centimeter
official; clerk
plum; surname
pear
drip; Li River
raccoon dog; fox
law
used in 玻璃/琉璃
whetstone; sharpen; temper
gift
distant/apart from
erect
grain
inside
slave; clerical script
multitude; dark; Li
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 主力
- 亲和力
- 人力
- 体力
- 全力
- 全力以赴
- 力不从心
- 力争
- 力度
- 力所能及
- 力气
- 力求
- 力量
- 功力
- 动力
- 努力
- 劳动力
- 势力
- 压力
- 吃力
- 听力
- 大力
- 奋力
- 威力
- 实力
- 尽力
- 巧克力
- 得力
- 感染力
- 接力
- 效力
- 无力
- 无能为力
- 智力
- 暴力
- 有力
- 权力
- 极力
- 武力
- 毅力
- 活力
- 浮力
- 潜力
- 用力
- 电力
- 着力
- 竭力
- 竭尽全力
- 精力
- 精疲力竭
- 能力
- 自力更生
- 致力于
- 苦力
- 视力
- 财力
- 软实力
- 阻力
- 风力
- 马力
- 魄力
- 魅力
- 齐心协力