Memory phrase for the character: 勒


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Meaning rein in, to choke, to throttle, to strangle

Pronunciation

lè, lēi

Explanation

Left: leather (Horned 廿 animals have a skin of leather), right: force

Mnemonic


 
For horned animals you need force to rein them. OR: With leather and force you can rein.

Radicals

untanned leatherA horned 廿 animal seen from above with a backbone and broad hips has a skin of leather around its torso. - Also this radical stands for leather.
power, forcevariations are: 为 or: to act .
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 Vocabulary

巴勒斯坦 Bā lè sī tǎn  Palestine
弥勒 Mí lè  Mile county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan; Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
弥勒 Mí lè  
圣潘克勒斯站 shèng Pān kè lēi sī zhàn  Saint Pancras (London railway station)
掳人勒赎 lǔ rén lè shú  kidnapping for ransom
掳人勒赎 lǔ rén lè shú  


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