Read Edit View history 力 lìLì HSK2 power Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a plow, which requires strength to operate. Pinyin Separate values with commas lì ×li × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 力 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 228, 521 ], [ 269, 505 ], [ 303, 506 ], [ 709, 577 ], [ 724, 574 ], [ 757, 546 ], [ 720, 306 ], [ 689, 188 ], [ 654, 109 ], [ 627, 80 ], [ 604, 71 ], [ 498, 138 ] ], [ [ 478, 795 ], [ 511, 768 ], [ 524, 742 ], [ 490, 513 ], [ 468, 435 ], [ 436, 355 ], [ 382, 260 ], [ 319, 184 ], [ 244, 120 ], [ 127, 53 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 521 525 Q 600 540 679 548 Q 704 549 709 537 Q 718 518 712 470 Q 693 293 656 200 Q 637 142 617 124 Q 604 111 576 120 Q 539 132 505 144 Q 480 151 497 129 Q 546 74 573 33 Q 583 9 606 16 Q 628 17 654 47 Q 732 122 767 421 Q 774 488 801 526 Q 820 551 810 563 Q 792 585 751 603 Q 723 619 691 605 Q 621 580 527 561 L 468 550 Q 303 531 241 532 Q 216 536 216 522 Q 215 510 240 492 Q 271 468 303 478 Q 382 499 461 514 L 521 525 Z", "M 461 514 Q 392 231 161 88 Q 142 75 123 60 Q 107 48 123 46 Q 139 45 182 62 Q 267 101 330 161 Q 402 224 449 318 Q 507 445 521 525 L 527 561 Q 558 717 573 745 Q 585 767 565 778 Q 507 820 474 810 Q 458 804 466 786 Q 496 723 468 550 L 461 514 Z" ] } 2 strokes 力 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 222, 523 ], [ 295, 504 ], [ 708, 578 ], [ 755, 552 ], [ 714, 287 ], [ 658, 118 ], [ 591, 67 ], [ 499, 139 ] ], [ [ 469, 799 ], [ 528, 744 ], [ 483, 485 ], [ 429, 336 ], [ 308, 175 ], [ 128, 53 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M521,525C573,535 626,544 679,548C695,550 705,545 709,537C714,525 715,503 712,470C698,352 679,263 656,200C641,162 630,137 617,124C608,116 594,114 576,120C551,128 527,137 505,144C488,150 484,144 497,129C529,92 556,62 573,33C581,18 590,14 606,16C620,19 635,29 654,47C704,99 744,222 767,421C772,466 782,501 801,526C813,543 816,555 810,563C798,578 777,590 751,603C731,613 712,614 691,605C644,588 589,573 527,561C488,554 488,554 468,550C376,533 316,530 241,532C224,533 216,532 216,522C215,514 223,505 240,492C260,477 281,472 303,478C355,493 408,505 461,514C501,521 501,521 521,525Z", "M461,514C422,317 312,189 161,88C148,80 135,70 123,60C112,52 112,47 123,46C133,45 153,50 182,62C239,87 287,122 330,161C390,216 418,258 451,320C479,375 514,486 521,525C525,549 525,549 527,561C544,666 562,727 573,745C580,760 577,770 565,778C525,805 495,818 474,810C463,807 460,798 466,786C485,744 490,665 468,550C463,526 463,526 461,514Z" ] } 2 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.