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有力

yǒulì

strong; powerful

A person lifting a heavy stone
Memory picture

Characters in this word

有 yǒu

Strokes
6
Radical
月 — moon
Made of
𠂇 hand 月 moon
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

力 lì

Strokes
2
Radical
力 — strength, power
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他手很有力。 Tā shǒu hěn yǒulì. His hands are very strong.
  • 这话很有力。 Zhè huà hěn yǒulì. These words are very powerful.
  • 他的手有力。 Tā de shǒu yǒulì. His hand is strong.

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