power

Origin & mnemonic

The power radical originates from a pictograph of human muscle or physical force. In oracle-bone and seal script, it depicts a tensed muscle or an object expressing physical strength.

Mnemonic: The curved stroke resembles a flexed muscle — remember "power" through the image of a strong, tensed arm.

• 力lì🔊

  power

  HSK 3

  2 strokes

• 办bàn🔊

  to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)

  HSK 2

  4 strokes

• 劝quàn🔊

  to advise

  HSK 5

  4 strokes

• 加jiā🔊

  to add

  HSK 2

  5 strokes

• 功gōng🔊

  meritorious deed or service

  HSK 7

  5 strokes

• 劢mài🔊

  put forth effort

  5 strokes

• 动dòng🔊

  (of sth) to move

  HSK 1

  6 strokes

• 劣liè🔊

  inferior

  6 strokes

• 劦xié🔊

  variant of 協|协[xie2]

  6 strokes

• 劲jìn🔊

  strength

  7 strokes

• 助zhù🔊

  to help

  7 strokes

• 劫jié🔊

  variant of 劫[jie2]

  HSK 7

  7 strokes

• 劳láo🔊

  (bound form) to toil; labor

  7 strokes

• 努nǔ🔊

  to exert

  7 strokes

• 励lì🔊

  to encourage

  7 strokes

• 劬qú🔊

  labor

  7 strokes

• 劭shào🔊

  stimulate to effort

  7 strokes

• 劮yì🔊

  old variant of 逸[yi4]

  7 strokes

• 劵juàn🔊

  old variant of 倦[juan4]

  8 strokes

• 劻kuāng🔊

  zealous

  8 strokes

• 劼jié🔊

  careful

  8 strokes

• 劾hé🔊

  to impeach

  8 strokes

• 势shì🔊

  power

  8 strokes

• 勇yǒng🔊

  brave

  9 strokes

• 勃bó🔊

  flourishing

  9 strokes

• 勄mǐn🔊

  old variant of 敏[min3]

  9 strokes

• 勈yǒng🔊

  old variant of 勇[yong3]

  9 strokes

• 勉miǎn🔊

  to exhort

  9 strokes

• 勋xūn🔊

  variant of 勳|勋[xun1]

  9 strokes

• 勍qíng🔊

  violent

  10 strokes

• 勐měng🔊

  meng (old administrative division in Dai areas of Yunnan)

  10 strokes

• 务wù🔊

  affair

  10 strokes

• 𪟝jì🔊

  merit; accomplishment (variant of 績|绩[ji4])

  10 strokes

• 勒lēi🔊

  to strap tightly

  HSK 7

  11 strokes

• 勘kān🔊

  to investigate

  11 strokes

• 勔miǎn🔊

  variant of 勉[mian3]

  11 strokes

• 勖xù🔊

  exhort

  11 strokes

• 勚yì🔊

  (literary) toilsome

  11 strokes

• 胜shèng🔊

  victory

  HSK 3

  12 strokes

• 募mù🔊

  to canvass for contributions; to collect; to raise; to recruit; to enlist

  12 strokes

• 勤qín🔊

  diligent; industrious; hardworking

  13 strokes

• 勠lù🔊

  (bound form) to join (forces)

  13 strokes

• 勯dān🔊

  exhausted

  15 strokes

• 勰xié🔊

  harmonious

  15 strokes

• 勷ráng🔊

  haste

  19 strokes