勒
lèlēi HSK7

bridle, rein in, strangle

勒 lè frequency
to force verbnoun
To compel or force someone to do something; often used in terms like 勒令 lè​lìng or 勒索 lè​suǒ
to rein in
To pull on the reins to stop or control a horse; to restrain
to carve
(literary) To engrave or carve into stone, such as on a monument or tablet
to command
(literary) To lead or command a group of people, specifically an army
lux
(physics) A unit of illumination, abbreviation for 勒克斯 lè​kè​sī
surname
A Chinese surname
horizontal stroke
(calligraphy) The horizontal stroke in the "Eight Principles of Yong" (永字八法 yǒng​zì​bā​fǎ)
bridle
(literary) a bridle or halter; headstall
勒 lēi
to strap tight
To tie, bind, or strap something very tightly, such as a belt or a rope around a neck

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Frequency
Character
Written text
966th most common 171.7 per million
Movie subtitles
881st most common 132.2 per million appears in 25% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
36.0 per million appears in 8% of films
Written text
39.7 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Strokes
11
Unicode
U+52D2

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)