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Chinese symbol for “brawn”

膂力
lǚ lì
strength; bodily strength; brawn

The closest CC-CEDICT match for brawn is 膂力 (lǚ lì), defined as: strength; bodily strength; brawn.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

膂 lǚ
backbone, spinal column
radical 130 ⾁ · 14 strokes
力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 膂力.

WordPinyinMeaning
能力néng lìcapability; ability
努力nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
力量lì liangpower; force; strength
权力 (權力)quán lìpower; authority
压力 (壓力)yā lìpressure
势力 (勢力)shì lipower; influence

See also: Japanese symbol for “brawn”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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