NetChai Chinese

Chinese Symbol for Strength

力
lì

strength, power

2 strokes

Meaning

Physical strength, force and power. It is a building block of many words about effort and ability.

Where the character comes from

A picture of an ancient plough, later used for strength and force.

Stroke order

Stroke order data: Make Me a Hanzi / hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License)

Words with 力

力量 lìliang strength, power
努力 nǔlì to work hard
能力 nénglì ability

Using 力 in a tattoo or design

There is no single character that means "inner strength" by itself. 力 is physical force; for strength of character, Chinese speakers say 坚强 (strong, resilient).

More Chinese symbols