勒

Information about character(s)

Radical: 力
Radical Strokes: 2
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 11
Variants: 勒

Pronunciation

Pinyin: lè, lēi, lei
Cantonese: laak6 lak6
JapaneseKun: KUTSUWA
JapaneseOn: ROKU
Korean: LUK
Vietnamese: lắc

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: strangle, tighten

CE-Dict: to strap tightly/to bind

Soothill: Rein; extort, force; a left stroke; to draw in.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to tie or strap something tight
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ㄌㄜA
1.to force; to compel
2.to control; to command
3.a bridle

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: rein in; tie sth. tight
【醫】 lux; meter candle

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: rein in; tie sth. tight

湘雅醫學專業詞典: lx;meter candle

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《革部》勒馬頭絡銜也。从革力聲。

康熙字典文字版 【子集下】【力字部】勒
【唐韻】盧則切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】歷德切，𠀤楞入聲。【說文】馬頭絡銜也。从革，力聲。一說馬轡也，有銜曰勒，無曰羈。【釋名】絡也。絡其頭而引之。【玉篇】馬鑣銜也。【前漢·匈奴傳】鞌勒一具。又【增韻】抑也。【玉篇】抑，勒也。又刻也。【禮·月令】孟冬，命工師效功，物勒工名，以考其誠。【註】刻名于器，以備考驗。又【廣韻】石虎諱勒，呼馬勒爲轡。

CF-Dict: étouffer/gazer/étrangler

Han-De-Dict: straffziehen; zuschnüren; festbinden; zubinden (u.E.) (V)/Lei (u.E.) (Eig, Fam)/würgen (u.E.)

Finnish: pakottaa; hallita, käskeä; kaivertaa; horisonttaalinen veto kalligrafiassa