Chinese Character 勒 Meanings and components.

Form

勒

Meaning

勒 meaning[3] in English

To Rein In.

To Compel.

To Force.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 勒 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are animal hide (革) , and surname Li (力)

Its radical[1] is: 力 (li4) which means: Surname Li, .力li4surname Li

In cangjie it is written with TJKS

How to write 勒

To write勒lei1to rein … you should write a combination of 革ge2animal hide , 力li4surname Li arranged in a 吅 shape:

革 + 力 = 勒

勒 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 勒 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 勒, looks as follow:

勒
Pinyin:lei1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Rein In . To Compel . To Force . To Carve . To Engrave . (Literary) To Command . To Lead . Bridle . (Physics) Abbr. For 勒克斯[Le4 Ke4 Si1], Lux
革
Pinyin:ge2
Meaning[3]: Animal Hide . Leather . To Reform . To Remove . To Expel (From Office)
力
Pinyin:li4
Meaning[3]: Surname Li

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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