勒 (lè, lēi) — Chinese Character

勒

lè, lēi

to rein in; to compel; to force; to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead; bridle; (physics) abbr. for 斯, lux

Radical: 力 HSK 7 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

勒 decomposes into the following components:

革力

Semantic component: 力; phonetic component: 革.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 勒.

克勒

kè lè

勒令

lè lìng

勒庞

lè páng

勒戒

lè jiè

勒杀

lēi shā

勒死

lēi sǐ

勒毙

lēi bì

勒索

lè suǒ

勒紧

lēi jǐn

勒逼

lè bī

勒马

lè mǎ

勾勒

gōu lè

Characters that share the radical 力.

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