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勒 - lēi

strangle, tighten

strangle, tighten

How to read 勒

Click 勒 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinlēi
Englishstrangle, tighten
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

勒令 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 勒戒. Please read 勒毙 one more time.

Common words with this character

to order; to force
to force sb to give up; to enforce abstinence; to break drug dependence
to strangle or throttle to death
to strangle

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 勒 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 勒令 and 勒戒 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 勒.