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Chinese symbol for “horsepower”

马力
mǎ lì
Traditional: 馬力
horsepower

The closest CC-CEDICT match for horsepower is 马力 (mǎ lì), defined as: horsepower.

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

马 mǎ
horse; surname
radical 187 ⾺ · 3 strokes
力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “horsepower”

WordPinyinMeaning
匹马力 (匹馬力)pǐ mǎ lìhorsepower
匹pǐ(bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair

Related words

Other words that share a character with 马力.

WordPinyinMeaning
马上 (馬上)mǎ shàngat once; right away
马克 (馬克)mǎ kèmark (monetary unit)
马路 (馬路)mǎ lùstreet; road
人马 (人馬)rén mǎmen and horses; troops
骑马 (騎馬)qí mǎto ride a horse
宝马 (寶馬)bǎo mǎprecious horse
能力néng lìcapability; ability
努力nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious

See also: Japanese symbol for “horsepower”.

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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