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Chinese symbol for “torque”

力矩
lì jǔ
torque

The closest CC-CEDICT match for torque is 力矩 (lì jǔ), defined as: torque.

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Characters and stroke order

力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes
矩 jǔ
carpenter's square, ruler, rule
radical 111 ⽮ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “torque”

WordPinyinMeaning
扭矩niǔ jǔtorque; turning force
转矩 (轉矩)zhuàn jǔtorque
扭力niǔ lìtorque; turning force
旋转力 (旋轉力)xuán zhuǎn lìturning force; torque

Related words

Other words that share a character with 力矩.

WordPinyinMeaning
能力néng lìcapability; ability
努力nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
力量lì liangpower; force; strength
权力 (權力)quán lìpower; authority
压力 (壓力)yā lìpressure
势力 (勢力)shì lipower; influence
规矩 (規矩)guī julit. compass and set square; fig. established standard
矩阵 (矩陣)jǔ zhèn(math.) matrix

See also: Japanese symbol for “torque”.

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.