Chinese symbol for “manpower”
人力
rén lì
manpower; labor power
The closest CC-CEDICT match for manpower is 人力 (rén lì), defined as: manpower; labor power.
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
Other Chinese words for “manpower”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人手 | rén shǒu | manpower; staff |
| 人工 | rén gōng | artificial; manpower |
| 劳动力 (勞動力) | láo dòng lì | labor force; manpower |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 人力.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 人们 (人們) | rén men | people |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population; people |
| 个人 (個人) | gè rén | an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own |
| 人员 (人員) | rén yuán | staff; crew |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability; ability |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious |
See also: Japanese symbol for “manpower”.
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.