Phonosemantic compound. 革 represents the meaning and 力 represents the sound.
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勒
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
勒
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
勒
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
勒
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
勒
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
勒
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
勒
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
勒
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
勒
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
勒
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
勒
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
勒
Regular
Modern
Chinese
勒 [lè]
to rein in; to compel; to force; to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead; bridle; (physics) abbr. for 勒克斯[lèkèsī], lux
勒 [lēi]
to strap tightly; to bind
Japanese
noun
- bit (horse mouthpiece)
- second stroke in the Eight Principles of Yong; rightward stroke
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (200)
巴勒斯坦 [Bālèsītǎn] #17,029
Palestine
希特勒 [Xītèlè] #3,974
Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)
勒索 [lèsuǒ] #4,383
to blackmail
泰勒 [Tàilè] #4,241
Taylor (name)
费德勒 [Fèidélè] #8,767
Roger Federer (1981-), Swiss tennis star
费德勒 [Fèidélè] #8,767
Roger Federer (1981-), Swiss tennis star
勾勒 [gōulè] #30,052
to draw the outline of
加勒比 [Jiālèbǐ] #9,328
Caribbean
多普勒 [Duōpǔlè] #31,334
Christian Johann Doppler, Austrian physicist who discovered the Doppler effect
敲诈勒索 [qiāozhàlèsuǒ] #20,307
extortion and blackmail (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (7)
KOREAN WORDS (1)