to exert oneself, to strive
Animated Stroke Order 努
Stroke Order Diagrams 努
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HSK Vocabulary: 努
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 努 is used in context
1
tā他
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
zhōng中
wén文
。
He studies Chinese hard.
2
tā他
nǔ努
jìn劲
er儿
bān搬
qǐ起
le了
zhòng重
xiāng箱
zǐ子
。
He exerted strength to lift the heavy box.
3
tā她
shēng生
qì气
dì地
nǔ努
qǐ起
le了
zuǐ嘴
。
She pouted angrily.
4
tā他
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
hěn很
nǔ努
lì力
。
He works hard every day.
5
wèi为
le了
kǎo考
shì试
，
tā她
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
le了
hěn很
duō多
tiān天
。
She studied hard for many days for the exam.
6
tōng通
guò过
bù不
xiè懈
de的
nǔ努
lì力
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
shí实
xiàn现
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
mèng梦
xiǎng想
。
Through unremitting effort, he finally realized his dream.
Information
Traditional努
Radical力
Strokes7
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#408
Zhuyinㄋㄨˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+52AA
CangjieVEKS
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality