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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.

WordPinyinMeaning
勒索lè suǒto blackmail; to extort
勾勒gōu lèto draw the outline of; to outline
勒令lè lìngto order; to force
格勒gé lè(onom.) laughing sound; glug-glug haha!
勒死lēi sǐto strangle
敲诈勒索 (敲詐勒索)qiāo zhà lè suǒextortion and blackmail (idiom)
坦克tǎn kè(loanword) tank (military vehicle); (derog.) (slang) overweight woman
马克 (馬克)mǎ kèmark (monetary unit)
法西斯fǎ xī sīfascist (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.

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