to rein in, to tighten, to force

Animated Stroke Order 勒

勒 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 勒

勒 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
shí
xuán
miǎn
liǎo
shì

He stopped in time and avoided an accident

2
yīn
suǒ
rén
bèi
pàn
xíng

He was sentenced for extorting others

3
huà
jiā
zhèng
zài
gōu
fēng
jǐng
de
lún
kuò

The painter is outlining the landscape

4
yòng
gōu
chū
xiǎo
fáng
zi

He used a pen to sketch a small house.

5
zhè
huà
gōu
chū
xiāng
cūn
de
měi
jǐng

This painting outlines the beautiful scenery of the countryside.

6
zuò
zhě
zài
shū
zhōng
gōu
le
chōng
mǎn
xiǎng
xiàng
de
wèi
lái
shì
jiè

The author sketches a future world full of imagination in the book.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes11
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2032
Zhuyinㄌㄜˋ
Components
UnicodeU+52D2
CangjieTJKS
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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.

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