Dong Chinese dictionary

lēi, lè

bridle, rein in, strangle

Phonosemantic compound. 革 represents the meaning and 力 represents the sound.

Components

革 Meaning component

gé

leather

力 Sound component

lì

power

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

lēi

strangle, tighten; to strap tightly; to bind

lè

to rein in; to compel; to force; to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead; bridle; (physics) abbr. for 勒克斯[lèkèsī], lux

Most common words with 勒

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sources