努 — Chinese character
努
nǔ
to exert, to strive, to make an effort; to pout
- Pinyin
- nǔ
- Radical
- 19 ⼒ (Power)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 奴 力
- Formation
- pictophonetic — strength; meaning component 力; sound component 奴
- Japanese
- 努 as a kanji
Common words with 努
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious |
| 加大努力 | jiā dà nǔ lì | to try harder; to redouble one's efforts |
| 努出 | nǔ chū | to extend; to push out (hands as a gesture) |
| 努劲儿 (努勁兒) | nǔ jìn r | to extend; to put forth |
| 努嘴 | nǔ zuǐ | to pout; to stick out one's lips |
| 努嘴儿 (努嘴兒) | nǔ zuǐ r | erhua variant of 努嘴 (nǔ zuǐ) |
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.