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Chinese symbol for “efforts”

力度
lì dù
strength; vigor; efforts; (music) dynamics

The closest CC-CEDICT match for efforts is 力度 (lì dù), defined as: strength; vigor; efforts; (music) dynamics.

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Characters and stroke order

力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes
度 dù
degree, system; manner; to consider
radical 53 ⼴ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 力度.

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
制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
程度chéng dùdegree; level; extent

See also: Japanese symbol for “efforts”.

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.