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 match one's strength with / to compete / more competitive / to set oneself against sb / disobliging / to make a special effort
jealousy (in love)
erhua variant of 醋勁|醋劲[cu4 jin4]
to apply all one's strength in a burst of effort
to exert all one's strength
application to the task
grip strength; hand strength
erhua variant of 較勁|较劲[jiao4 jin4]

Sentences with 勁

勁 currently does not appear in any sentence.