Chinese symbol for “strength”
实力
shí lì
Traditional: 實力
strength
The closest CC-CEDICT match for strength is 实力 (shí lì), defined as: strength.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “strength”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 力度 | lì dù | strength; vigor |
| 强度 (強度) | qiáng dù | strength; intensity |
| 劲 (勁) | jìn | strength; energy |
| 力量 | lì liang | power; force; strength |
| 力道 | lì dào | strength; power |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 实力.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 其实 (其實) | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 实现 (實現) | shí xiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about |
| 实施 (實施) | shí shī | to implement; to carry out |
| 实际 (實際) | shí jì | reality; practice |
| 确实 (確實) | què shí | indeed; really |
| 事实 (事實) | shì shí | fact; 个 (gè) |
| 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 “strength”.
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.