勒赎 lèshú to demand ransom Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 勒 lè verbnoun to force To compel or force someone to do something; often used in terms like 勒令 lèlìng or 勒索 lèsuǒ赎 贖 shú nounverb to redeem To use money or goods to get back a person or a pawned item; to ransom