= l + e4
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
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lēi = l + ei1
to strap tightly / to bind
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How to pronounce 勒

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= l initial

L is for Sir Lancelot.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

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= l initial

L is for Sir Lancelot.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei1 final

In front of the Eiffel Tower.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

勒 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= li + Ø4
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously
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= g + e2
animal hide / leather / to reform / to remove / to expel (from office)
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Characters with 勒 as component

= l + e4
bound form used in 簕竹[le4 zhu2]
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sentence-final particle similar to 了[le5], but carrying a tone of approval
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= l + e4
Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata) / white herring / slender shad
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Words with 勒

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Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)
Taylor (name)
to blackmail / to extort

Sentences with 勒

勒 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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