勒(lè)

HSK 7-911 strokes
Readingslèlēi

(literary) bridle

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Character information

Pinyin
lè / lēi
Meaning
(literary) bridle; halter; headstall; to rein in; to compel; to force; (literary) to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead (an army etc); (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1])
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 勒 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰革力

In this compound, the meaning comes from 力 (strength); 革 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

革gé力lì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 勒 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 勒

Common words using 勒 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

kè克lè勒

Keller or Köhler (name); Horst Köhler (1943-), German economist and CDU pol…

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lè勒lìng令

to order; to force

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lè勒jiè戒

to force sb to give up (a drug); to enforce abstinence; to break drug depen…

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é俄lè勒gāng冈

Oregon

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é俄lè勒gāng冈zhōu州

Oregon

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kè克lái莱sī斯lè勒

Chrysler (car manufacturer)

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liè列níng宁gé格lè勒

Leningrad, former name (1923–1991) of Russian city Saint Petersburg 圣彼得堡

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jiā加lè勒bǐ比

Caribbean

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克令戒俄冈州莱斯

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