力 (lì): meaning and stroke order
力 (lì) means power, force, strength, ability, strenuously, surname Li.
力
- Simplified
- 力
- Traditional
- 力 (same form)
- Pinyin
- lì
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Stroke order of 力
力
- Lì surname Li
- lì power; force
- 2 strokes
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Meaning of 力
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lì
- power
- force
- strength
- ability
- strenuously
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Lì
- surname Li
Radical and structure
- 力
- Radical 力 (Kangxi radical 19) · 2 strokes · built from 𠃌 and 丿
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 力
- 力气 lì qi physical strength
- 体力 tǐ lì physical strength; physical power
- 神力 shén lì occult force; the power of a God or spirit
- 用力 yòng lì to exert oneself physically
- 力量 lì liang power; force; strength
- 压力 yā lì pressure
- 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì (idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities
- 无能为力 wú néng wéi lì (idiom) powerless to do anything about it
- 精疲力尽 jīng pí lì jìn spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained
- 能力 néng lì capability; ability
- 尽力 jìn lì to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
- 努力 nǔ lì to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).