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勒
lēi
1. to strap tightly
2. to bind
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

勒
lēi
to strangle; to tighten
11 丶

Compound Words (6)

勒毙
lēibì
to strangle or throttle to death
勒死
lēisǐ
to strangle
勒杀
lēishā
to strangle
勒紧
lēijǐn
to tighten
勒勒车
lēilēichē
wagon (yoked to beast of burden)
勒脖子
lēibózi
to throttle

Alternate Entries

勒
lè
to rein in / to compel / to force / to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead / lux (unit of illumination) / (literary) bridle

Metadata

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