THE RADICAL SHED

The strength radical

Radical · effort and power

力

A flexed arm. Working hard, helping, moving things.

14 of the 22 characters that carry it

Tap a character to open its word family. The shared part is doing the same job in every one.

动B2

动dòngto move 运动yùndòngsports; exercise; to move 动物dòngwùanimal 动物园dòngwùyuánzoo

力B3

努力nǔlìto work hard; hardworking 力气lìqiphysical strength 能力nénglìability 巧克力qiǎokèlìchocolate

加B3

参加cānjiāto participate; to join 加jiāto add; plus 更加gèngjiāeven more 加班jiābānto work overtime

办B3

办bànto handle; to deal with 办法bànfǎsolution; way to handle a problem 办公室bàngōngshìoffice 怎么办zěnme bànwhat to do; what's to be done

助B3

帮助bāngzhùto help; assistance 有助于yǒuzhùyúto contribute to 辅助fǔzhùto assist 互助hùzhùmutual aid; to help each other

努B3

努力nǔlìto work hard; hardworking

功B4

成功chénggōngsuccess; to succeed 功夫gōngfukung fu; skill 功课gōngkèhomework 功能gōngnéngfunction

勇B4

勇敢yǒnggǎnbrave 勇气yǒngqìcourage 勇于yǒngyúto dare to 奋勇fènyǒngto summon up one's courage

励B4

鼓励gǔlìto encourage 奖励jiǎnglìto reward 激励jīlìto encourage 励志lìzhìto pursue a goal with determination; motiv

势B5

趋势qūshìtrend 形势xíngshìcircumstances 优势yōushìsuperiority 姿势zīshìposture

劳B5

劳动láodòngwork 劳动力láodònglìlabor force 疲劳píláotired; weary 勤劳qínláohardworking

勤B5

勤奋qínfènhardworking 勤劳qínláohardworking 后勤hòuqínlogistics 勤工俭学qíngōng-jiǎnxuéto work part-time while studying; work-stu

劝B5

劝quànto advise 劝告quàngàoto advise 劝说quànshuōto persuade 劝阻quànzǔto advise against

劲B6

使劲shǐjìnto exert all one's strength 有劲yǒujìnvigorous 费劲fèijìnto require effort 干劲gànjìnenthusiasm; drive

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