力

lì = li + Ø4

power / force / strength / ability / strenuously

力 = ㇆ + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: a power button.

Li Qingzhao (li) just had a shower in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and wants to use the hair dryer, but there's no plug, just the bare end of the cable! She uses all her power to build an electricity plug, and for the two pins she uses a plough (㇆) and a banana (丿). Finally she hits a big power button (力) to turn the power on.

力 character breakdown

力
- 丿
- ㇆
  - 一
  - 亅

丿

piě = pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

Pocahontas (pi-) is eating a banana (丿) in the elevator's living room (-e3).

㇆

Character component without intrinsic meaning

㇆ = 一 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: ㇆ just looks like a plow.

Someone attached a flute to the top of a crowbar to create a new instrument. When the crowbar is bowed with a plow, the vibrations of the crowbar will transfer to the flute, which in turn is producing eerie sounds.

Characters with 力 as component

办

辦

bàn = b + an4

to do / to manage / to handle / to go about / to run / to set up / to deal with

办 = 八 + 力 : Beelzebub wants to start a business (开办) in the anthill's bathroom. He sets up a vending machine which, upon the push of a power button, sells eight-balls.

动

動

dòng = du + (e)ng4

(of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb

动 = 云 + 力 : Doggy Dog notices a lot of smoke when he enters engine's bathroom. Instead of thinking long, he acts quickly and moves to push the fire alarm button.

势

勢

shì = sh + Ø4

power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals

势 = 力 + 执 : The space station's scientists want to conduct an experiment in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) to find the momentum (势) and potential energy (势) of a pendulum in zero gravity. Everything is already set up, they just have to push the power button (力)—but Sherlock Holmes (sh) insists on seeing their license (执) first before he allows it.

勒

lè = l + e4

to rein in / to compel / to force / to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead / bridle / (physics) abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1], lux

勒 = 力 + 革 : Sir Lancelot (l) constructed a mechanical bull in the elevator's bathroom (e4), mainly just using a cow's hide (革) and a power button (力). To rein in (勒) the wild mechanical bull he presses the button and rides the bull again and again.

勒

le̅i = l + ei1

to strap tightly / to bind

勇

yǒng = yu + (e)ng3

brave

勇 = 力 + 甬 : Yu the Great (yu) has to show her courage (勇) inside of the engine ((e)ng3). While standing next to a yongzhong bell (甬) she'll push its power button (力) for a dare.

虏

虜

lǔ = lu + Ø3

prisoner of war / to capture / to take prisoner / (old) northern barbarian / slave

虏 = 力 + 虍 : Lenny Lemur (lu) has been captured by the enemy side and is now a prisoner of war (虏). As he is lead into the enemy's space station (Ø3) a soldier is pressing a power button (力) and a machine is painting the typical stripes (虍) of prisoner's clothing directly on Lenny's body.

勤

qín = qi + (e)n2

diligent / industrious / hardworking / frequent / regular / constant

勤 = 力 + 堇 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) is very busy (勤) creating a fuse box out of violet dirt (堇) for the encampment's main power button (力) in the kitchen ((e)n2).

勤

懃

qín = qi + (e)n2

variant of 勤[qin2] / industrious / solicitous

勤 = 力 + 堇 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) is very busy (勤) creating a fuse box out of violet dirt (堇) for the encampment's main power button (力) in the kitchen ((e)n2).

勃

bó = b + o2

flourishing / prosperous / suddenly / abruptly

勃 = 力 + 孛 : In the observatory's kitchen (o2) Beelzebub (b) pushes a power button (力) on a comet (孛) and suddenly (勃) the comet changes into a flourishing (勃) flower garden.

肋

lèi = l + ei4

rib / Taiwan pr. [le4]

肋 = 力 + 月 : Lancelot (l) finds that there is a sign written on the moon (月) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) which reads "a solar plexus says what?". Lancelot pushes the power button (力) below, and instantly the moon punches Lancelot and breaks two of his ribs (肋).

劦

liè = li + e4

unending exertion

劦

xié = xi + e2

variant of 協|协[xie2] / to cooperate / combined labor