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力 — power; force; strength

power; force; strength; ability; strenuously

Pinyin
lì · Lì
Strokes
2
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — lì, Lì — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 力: 2 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

力 — 2 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 力 in the HSK syllabus: 70

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 努力nǔlìto make an effort; to try hard; to striveHSK 3
  2. 力气lìqiphysical strengthHSK 4
  3. 能力nénglìcapability; abilityHSK 4
  4. 巧克力qiǎokèlìchocolateHSK 4
  5. 听力tīnglìhearing; listening abilityHSK 4
  6. 压力yālìpressureHSK 4
  7. 大力dàlìenergetically; vigorouslyHSK 5
  8. 尽力jìnlìto strive one's hardest; to spare no effortHSK 5
  9. 精力jīnglìenergyHSK 5
  10. 力lìpower; force; strength; ability; strenuouslyHSK 5
  11. 力量lìliàngpower; force; strengthHSK 5
  12. 魅力mèilìcharm; fascination; glamor; charismaHSK 5
  13. 全力quánlìwith all one's strength; full strength; all-outHSK 5
  14. 人力rénlìmanpower; labor powerHSK 5
  15. 实力shílìstrengthHSK 5
  16. 体力tǐlìphysical strength; physical powerHSK 5
  17. 用力yònglìto exert oneself physicallyHSK 5
  18. 有力yǒulìpowerful; forceful; vigorousHSK 5
  19. 暴力bàolìviolence; force; violentHSK 6
  20. 出力chūlìto exert oneselfHSK 6
  21. 电力diànlìelectrical power; electricityHSK 6
  22. 动力dònglìmotive power; motivation; impetusHSK 6
  23. 风力fēnglìwind force; wind powerHSK 6
  24. 活力huólìenergy; vitality; vigor; vital forceHSK 6
  25. 劳动力láodònglìlabor force; manpowerHSK 6
  26. 力度lìdùstrength; vigor; efforts; dynamicsHSK 6
  27. 潜力qiánlìpotential; latent capacityHSK 6
  28. 权力quánlìpower; authorityHSK 6
  29. 生命力shēngmìnglìvitalityHSK 6
  30. 势力shìlìpower; influence; a forceHSK 6
  31. 视力shìlìeyesight; visual acuityHSK 6
  32. 智力zhìlìintelligence; intellectHSK 6
  33. 不力búlìnot to do one's best; not to exert oneselfHSK 7–9
  34. 财力cáilìfinancial resourcesHSK 7–9
  35. 吃力chīlìto entail strenuous effort; to toil at a taskHSK 7–9
  36. 得力délìable; capable; competent; efficientHSK 7–9
  37. 乏力fálìlacking in strength; weak; feebleHSK 7–9
  38. 费力fèilìto expend a great deal of effortHSK 7–9
  39. 奋力fènlìto do everything one can; to spare no effortHSK 7–9
  40. 浮力fúlìbuoyancyHSK 7–9

And 30 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.