to exert / to strive

= + : There is an emergency in the space station (Ø3), but both Nelson Newt (nu) and the slave (奴) are too weak to push the emergency power button (力). They exert (努) all their power to push the button together and let ground control know of the emergency.

努 character breakdown

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.
slave

= + : Bessie Coleman (女) is terrified when she discovers Nelson Newt (nu) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) since she is afraid of amphibians. She instantly orders her slave (奴) to smash Nelson Newt with a boxing glove (又).

Characters with 努 as component

努 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 努

Nurhaci (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] (from 1616)
Chinook (helicopter)
Nouméa, capital of New Caledonia
Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar) / also called 光明節|光明节 and 哈努卡節|哈努卡节
Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar) / also called 光明節|光明节 and simply 哈努卡
Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on the Gregorian calendar)
Nuku'alofa, capital of Tonga (Tw)
Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania

Sentences with 努

努 currently does not appear in any sentence.