Chinese symbol for “power”
力量
lì liang
power; force; strength
The closest CC-CEDICT match for power is 力量 (lì liang), defined as: power; force; strength.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “power”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 权力 (權力) | quán lì | power; authority |
| 力 | lì | power; force |
| 势力 (勢力) | shì li | power; influence |
| 势 (勢) | shì | power; influence |
| 大国 (大國) | dà guó | a power (i.e. a dominant country) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 力量.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 能力 | néng lì | capability; ability |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious |
| 权力 (權力) | quán lì | power; authority |
| 压力 (壓力) | yā lì | pressure |
| 势力 (勢力) | shì li | power; influence |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 质量 (質量) | zhì liàng | (physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence) |
| 数量 (數量) | shù liàng | amount; quantity; quantitative |
See also: Japanese symbol for “power”.
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.