strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL:把[ba3] / Taiwan pr. [jing4]

= + + : Joan of Arc (ji) is training with lots of energy (劲) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4). Again and again the presses a power button (力) which releases a boxing glove (又) fixed to a steel beam (工) which she has to hit with her fist to punch it back into its original position.
stalwart / sturdy / strong / powerful

勁 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.
underground watercourse / archaic variant of 經|经[jing1]

Characters with 勁 as component

勁 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 勁

to require effort / strenuous
vigorously / energetically / enthusiastically
energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
dynamism / drive
bold / upright and strong / vigorous / forceful (brush strokes) / sureness of touch
to exert all one's force / all-out effort / CL:股[gu3]
to dash / to put on a spurt / to redouble efforts
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
to lose heart / to feel discouraged
to save labor / to save effort
erhua variant of 省勁|省劲[sheng3 jin4]
to put effort into sth / to try really hard
to put effort into sth / to try really hard
erhua variant of 費勁|费劲[fei4 jin4]
obstinacy / tenacity
erhua variant of 犟勁|犟劲[jiang4 jin4]
to become excited

Sentences with 勁

勁 currently does not appear in any sentence.