勉

Information about character(s)

Radical: 力
Radical Strokes: 2
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 9

Pronunciation

Pinyin: miǎn
Cantonese: min5
JapaneseKun: TSUTOMERU
JapaneseOn: BEN
Korean: MYEN
Vietnamese: miễn

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: endeavor, make effort; urge

CE-Dict: exhort/to make an effort

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to exert oneself to
2.to urge
3.to exhort
4.to strive to do what is beyond one's power

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《力部》勉彊也。从力免聲。

康熙字典文字版 【子集下】【力字部】勉
【唐韻】亡辨切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】美辨切，𠀤音免。【說文】强也。从力，免聲。【廣韻】勖也，勸也。【增韻】勤也。【禮·表記】使民有所勸勉，愧恥以行其言。又通作免。【前漢·薛宣傳】宣因移書勞免之。又【谷永傳】閔免遁樂。【註】師古曰：閔免，猶黽勉也。

CF-Dict: s'efforcer de/encourager/se forcer

Han-De-Dict: sich anspornen, sich ermutigen (u.E.) (V)/sich anstrengen, sich bemühen, sich Mühe geben, sich bemühen (u.E.) (V)/sich überfordern, sich zu viel abverlangen (u.E.) (V)