Chinese symbol for “lux”

勒克斯

lè kè sī

lux (unit of illuminance) (loanword)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lux is 勒克斯 (lè kè sī), defined as: lux (unit of illuminance) (loanword).

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

勒 lè

to strangle; to tighten

radical 19 ⼒ · 11 strokes

克 kè

to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations

radical 10 ⼉ · 7 strokes

斯 sī

this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations

radical 69 ⽄ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 勒克斯.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
勒索	lè suǒ	to blackmail; to extort
勾勒	gōu lè	to draw the outline of; to outline
勒令	lè lìng	to order; to force
格勒	gé lè	(onom.) laughing sound; glug-glug haha!
勒死	lēi sǐ	to strangle
敲诈勒索 (敲詐勒索)	qiāo zhà lè suǒ	extortion and blackmail (idiom)
坦克	tǎn kè	(loanword) tank (military vehicle); (derog.) (slang) overweight woman
马克 (馬克)	mǎ kè	mark (monetary unit)
法西斯	fǎ xī sī	fascist (loanword)

See also: Japanese symbol for “lux”.

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.