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力 (lì)

Variations:
Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ
English: power

Notes

Power or strength. Found at the bottom and on the right hand side of characters. Notice the difference between this radical and the one for knife, 刀.


Words that use this Radical

  • 功 ( 功 gōng ) - work
  • 劳 ( 勞 láo ) - to toil
  • 边 ( 邊 biān ) - side, edge, boundary

Example Sentences

The following sentences contain words or phrases that use the radical (力)

边 ( 邊 biān ) - side, edge, boundary

右邊還是左邊? 哪一邊啦? ( 右邊還是左邊? 哪一邊啦? )

yòubiān háishì zuǒbiān? nǎ yī biān la?

Right or left? Which way?!


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