CHINESE SCRIPT

CHINESE CHARACTER FORMATION & ETYMOLOGY

 

 

力

 

 

2 strokes ( 力 )

ㄌl4 (li4)

lì

 

力 = strength, power, capability, influence => pictographic character representing a plow, i.e. a tool that requires strength (radical 19); this character's shape is similar to 刀 and 方

related: 男

 

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