• power, force, strength;

Etymology

力 is a pictograph, said to be based on the shape of a farm tool.

Some also interpret it as representing an arm flexing with visible muscles, but it's unclear which interpretation is historically more accurate.

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Kangxi radical:19
Strokes:2
Unicode:U+2F12
Cangjie input:
  • 大尸 (KS)
Composition:
  • ⿻ 𠃌 丿
Writing order
力 Writing order

Neighboring radicals in the dictionary

References

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