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勒
lè
1. to rein in
2. to compel
3. to force
4. to carve
5. to engrave
6. (literary) to command
7. to lead
8. lux (unit of illumination)
9. (literary) bridle
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

勒
lēi
to strangle; to tighten
11 丶

Compound Words (20)

勒庞
LèPáng
Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928-), French Front National extreme right-wing politician
勒索
lèsuǒ
to blackmail
勒戒
lèjiè
to force sb to give up (a drug)
勾勒
gōulè
to draw the outline of
弥勒
Mílè
Mile county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
勒马
lèmǎ
to rein in a horse
罗勒
luólè
sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum)
勒毙
lēibì
to strangle or throttle to death
吉勒
Jílè
Gilles (name)
克勒
Kèlè
Keller or Köhler (name)
勒逼
lèbī
to coerce
勒紧
lēijǐn
to tighten
勒杀
lēishā
to strangle
勒死
lēisǐ
to strangle
格勒
gélè
(onom.) laughing sound
席勒
Xílè
Schiller (name)
马勒
Mǎlè
Mahler (name)
勒令
lèlìng
to order
策勒
Cèlè
Chira Nahiyisi
石勒
ShíLè
Shi Le, founder of Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms [[後趙|后赵]] (319-350)

Alternate Entries

勒
lēi
to strap tightly / to bind

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
965
Word Frequency Rank
686 of 84,292