power

surname Li; force; strength; ability; strenuously

a picture of 力 → muscular arm or plow under strain

The character originally depicted either a plow biting into soil or a flexed arm, both images of effort and exertion. That single curved stroke captures the bent, loaded shape of something pushing hard against resistance.

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丿A leftward falling strokeSemantic

他用把门推开了。

tā yòng lì bǎ mén tuī kāi le。

He used force to push the door open.

这个工作需要很大的体

zhè ge gōng zuò xū yào hěn dà de tǐ lì。

This job requires a great deal of physical strength.

Words with 力

剪力

jiǎn lì

shear

压力

yā lì

pressure

耗力

hào lì

to require much effort

通力

tōng lì

to cooperate

通力合作

tōng lì hé zuò

to join forces

连续介质力学

lián xù jiè zhì lì xué

mechanics of a continuous medium

运力

yùn lì

transport capacity

酒力

jiǔ lì

capacity for alcohol

重力

zhòng lì

gravity

重力加速度

zhòng lì jiā sù dù

(physics) gravitational acceleration

重力场

zhòng lì chǎng

gravitational field

重力异常

zhòng lì yì cháng

gravitational anomaly (geology)

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