to rein in / to compel / to force / to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead / bridle / (physics) abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1], lux

= + : Sir Lancelot (l) constructed a mechanical bull in the elevator's bathroom (e4), mainly just using a cow's hide (革) and a power button (力). To rein in (勒) the wild mechanical bull he presses the button and rides the bull again and again.
to strap tightly / to bind

勒 character breakdown

surname Li
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously

= + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: a power button.

Li Qingzhao (li) just had a shower in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and wants to use the hair dryer, but there's no plug, just the bare end of the cable! She uses all her power to build an electricity plug, and for the two pins she uses a plough (㇆) and a banana (丿). Finally she hits a big power button (力) to turn the power on.
animal hide / leather / to reform / to remove / to expel (from office)

= 廿 + + : Mnemonic symbol: a cow's hide.

Guy Fawkes (g) arrived at the entrance to the elevator (e2) to visit this year's darts grand finale. He is standing right next to the dart board (中) and cheers for his favourite player using a self-made drum. The drum consists of a flower pot (廿) over which Guy stretched a cow's hide (革). He is beating his drum using a flute (一).

Characters with 勒 as component

bound form used in 簕竹[le4 zhu2]
sentence-final particle similar to 了[le5], but carrying a tone of approval
Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata) / white herring / slender shad

Words with 勒

Jules Verne (1828-1905), French novelist specializing in science fiction and adventure stories
Qizilsu or Kizilsu River in Xinjiang
Volgograd, Russian city on the Volga River 伏爾加河|伏尔加河[Fu2 er3 jia1 He2]
Kyzyl, capital of Tuva 圖瓦|图瓦[Tu2 wa3]
Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang

Sentences with 勒

勒 currently does not appear in any sentence.