1. 勒
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勒

Previous (博)Next (烟)
  • 964th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 51 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
勒→
革力
2Radical
勒→
革leather力power/force
3Graphical
勒→
卄一口丨一丨㇆丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lè (le4)to rein in • to compel • to force • to carve • to engrave • (literary) to command • to lead • lux (unit of illumination) • (literary) bridle
2. lēi (lei1)to strap tightly • to bind

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 勒 lè (le4)The component 力 is pronounced as 'lì' (li4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 勒 lè (le4)The component 革 is pronounced as 'gé' (ge2). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 勒 lēi (lei1)The component 力 is pronounced as 'lì' (li4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

勒 also appears in:
嘞鳓簕

Example Words

High Frequency

加勒比海 
勒 
勾勒 
泰勒 
费德勒 (費德勒)
马勒 (馬勒)

Medium Frequency

克莱斯勒 (克萊斯勒)
列宁格勒 (列寧格勒)
加勒比 
勒令 
勒死 
勒索 
勒紧 (勒緊)
巴勒斯坦 
希特勒 
库尔勒 (庫爾勒)
弥勒 (彌勒)
弥勒佛 (彌勒佛)
悬崖勒马 (懸崖勒馬)
洛克菲勒 
罗勒 (羅勒)
那不勒斯 
阿勒泰 
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索

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  • 803rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 55 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
索→
No glyph available糸
2Radical
索→
十ten冖cover糸silk
3Graphical
索→
一丨冖㇛丶亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. suǒ (Suo3)surname Suo • abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3], Somalia
2. suǒ (suo3)to search • to demand • to ask • to exact • large rope • isolated

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

索 also appears in:
嗦鎍

Example Words

High Frequency

探索 
搜索 
检索 (檢索)

Medium Frequency

不假思索 
利索 
勒索 
导火索 (導火索)
思索 
摸索 
求索 
毕加索 (畢加索)
索 
索取 
索尼 
索性 
索尔 (索爾)
索赔 (索賠)
索道 
索马里 (索馬裡)
线索 (線索)
绳索 (繩索)
美索不达米亚 (美索不達米亞)
高加索 
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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