Usage of the character 勒

Ptolemy, kings of Egypt after the partition of Alexander the Great's Empire in 305 BC
Ptolemy or Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90-c. 168), Alexandrian Greek astronomer, mathematician and geographer, author of the Almagest 天文學大成／天文学大成
see also 托勒玫 ( Tuōlèméi)

lēibózi

勒脖子

[勒脖子]

to throttle
to strangle

Wǎlètā

瓦勒他

[瓦勒他]

Valletta, capital of Malta (Tw)

Lèwēiyē

勒威耶

[勒威耶]

Urbain Le Verrier (1811-1877), French mathematician and astronomer who predicted the position of Neptune

Péilèzī

培勒兹

[培勒茲]

Perez (name)

Alètài

阿勒泰

[阿勒泰]

Altay prefecture-level city in Xinjiang

Mílèxiàn

弥勒县

[彌勒縣]

Mile county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

Duōpǔlè

多普勒

[多普勒]

Christian Johann Doppler, Austrian physicist who discovered the Doppler effect

Fǎlèsī

法勒斯

[法勒斯]

Perez (son of Judah)

lèkèsī

勒克斯

[勒克斯]

lux (unit of illuminance) (loanword)

ānmólè

庵摩勒

[庵摩勒]

see 餘甘子／余甘子 (yúgānzǐ)

Màndélè

曼德勒

[曼德勒]

Mandalay, province and second city of Myanmar (Burma)

lēilēichē

勒勒车

[勒勒車]

wagon (yoked to beast of burden)

Cèlè Xiàn

策勒县

[策勒縣]

Chira County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區／和田地区 ( Hétián Dìqū), Xinjiang

mùlèxié

穆勒鞋

[穆勒鞋]

mule shoes (loanword)

Fèidélè

费德勒

[費德勒]

Roger Federer (1981-), Swiss tennis star

Lèwéifu

勒维夫

[勒維夫]

Lviv (Lvov), town in western Ukraine

Zīwòlè

兹沃勒

[茲沃勒]

Zwolle (Netherlands)

Kāipǔlè

开普勒

[開普勒]

Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), German astronomer and formulator of Kepler's laws of planetary motion

Shūlèguó

疏勒国

[疏勒國]

Shule, oasis state in central Asia (near modern Kashgar) at different historical periods

lèsuǒzuì

勒索罪

[勒索罪]

blackmail

Násǎlè

拿撒勒

[拿撒勒]

Nazareth (in Biblical Palestine)

Kù'ěrlè

库尔勒

[庫爾勒]

Korla Shehiri, Korla or Ku'erle City, capital of Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 ( Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Nílèkè

尼勒克

[尼勒克]

Nilka County or Nilqa nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州／伊犁哈萨克自治州 ( Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Xītèlè

希特勒

[希特勒]

Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)

Kèzīlè

克孜勒

[克孜勒]

Kyzyl, capital of Tuva 圖瓦／图瓦 ( Túwǎ)

Délèzī

德勒兹

[德勒茲]

Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995), French philosopher

Mílèfó

弥勒佛

[彌勒佛]

Maitreya
the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha

Huìsīlè

惠斯勒

[惠斯勒]

Whistler (name)

Shūlèxiàn

疏勒县

[疏勒縣]

Shule county in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區／喀什地区 ( Kāshídìqū), west Xinjiang

Elègāng

俄勒冈

[俄勒岡]

Oregon

Dōubǔlè

都卜勒

[都卜勒]

variant of 多普勒 ( Duōpǔlè)

Tuōlèméi

托勒玫

[托勒玫]

Ptolemy or Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90-c. 168), Alexandrian Greek astronomer, mathematician and geographer, author of the Almagest 天文學大成／天文学大成
see also 托勒密 ( Tuōlèmì)

Sāilèmǔ

塞勒姆

[塞勒姆]

Salem, capital of Oregon
Salem, city in Massachusets
Salem, city in India

Huòlínguōlè

霍林郭勒

[霍林郭勒]

Huolin Gol, county-level city in Tongliao 通遼／通辽 ( Tōngliáo), Inner Mongolia

Xīlínguōlè

锡林郭勒

[錫林郭勒]

Xilingol League, a prefecture-level subdivision of Inner Mongolia

Mílè Púsà

弥勒菩萨

[彌勒菩薩]

Maitreya Bodhisattva

Lèwéinàsī

勒维纳斯

[勒維納斯]

Levinas (philosopher)

Nàbùlèsī

那不勒斯

[那不勒斯]

Napoli, capital of Campania region of Italy
Naples

Jiālèbǐ Hǎi

加勒比海

[加勒比海]

Caribbean Sea

Alètàishì

阿勒泰市

[阿勒泰市]

Altay prefecture-level city in Xinjiang

Xiàokǒu Mílè

笑口弥勒

[笑口彌勒]

laughing Maitreya

qiāozhàlèsuǒ

敲诈勒索

[敲詐勒索]

extortion and blackmail (idiom)

Elè Hǎixiá

厄勒海峡

[厄勒海峽]

Øresund
The Sound (strait between Denmark and Sweden)

Bǐdégélè

彼得格勒

[彼得格勒]

Petrograd (former name of Saint Petersburg 聖彼得堡／圣彼得堡 ( Shèngbidèbào))

lǔrénlèshú

掳人勒赎

[擄人勒贖]

to kidnap for ransom

Kèláisīlè

克莱斯勒

[克萊斯勒]

Chrysler (car manufacturer)

Sàipǔlèsī

赛普勒斯

[賽普勒斯]

Cyprus (Tw)

Bālèsītǎn

巴勒斯坦

[巴勒斯坦]

Palestine

Lè Hāfèi'ěr

勒哈费尔

[勒哈費爾]

Le Havre (French town)

bèikèlè'ěr

贝克勒尔

[貝克勒爾]

becquerel (unit of radioactivity, symbol Bq)
abbr. to 貝克／贝克 (bèikè)

Bèi'ěrgélè

贝尔格勒

[貝爾格勒]

Belgrade, capital of Serbia (Tw)

Lèsībōsī

勒斯波斯

[勒斯波斯]

Lesbos (Greek island in Aegean)

Délèbākè

德勒巴克

[德勒巴克]

Drøbak (city in Akershus, Norway)

Kù'ěrlèshì

库尔勒市

[庫爾勒市]

Korla Shehiri, Korla or Ku'erle City, capital of Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 ( Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu)

Kēdílèlā

科迪勒拉

[科迪勒拉]

Cordillera, series of mountain ranges stretching from Patagonia in South America through to Alaska and Aleutian Islands

Kèzīlèsū

克孜勒苏

[克孜勒蘇]

Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang

Nílèkè Xiàn

尼勒克县

[尼勒克縣]

Nilka County or Nilqa nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州／伊犁哈萨克自治州 ( Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

xuányálèmǎ

悬崖勒马

[懸崖勒馬]

lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
fig. to act in the nick of time

Sàgélèbù

萨格勒布

[薩格勒布]

Zagreb, capital of Croatia 克羅地亞／克罗地亚 ( Kèluódìyà)

Débùlèsēn

德布勒森

[德布勒森]

Debrecen, Hungary's second city, capital of Hajdú-Bihar county 豪伊杜·比豪爾州／豪伊杜·比豪尔州 ( Háoyīdù· Bìháo'ěrzhōu) in east Hungary on the border with Romania

Liènínggélè

列宁格勒

[列寧格勒]

Leningrad, former name (1923-1991) of Russian city Saint Petersburg 聖彼得堡／圣彼得堡 ( Shèngbidèbào)

Luòkèfēilè

洛克菲勒

[洛克菲勒]

Rockefeller

wūdélèzhī

乌德勒支

[烏德勒支]

Utrecht

lèsuǒruǎnjiàn

勒索软件

[勒索軟件]

ransomware (computing)

lēijǐnkùdài

勒紧裤带

[勒緊褲帶]

to tighten one's belt
to live more frugally

wǒlègeqù

我勒个去

[我勒個去]

(slang) shoot!
crap!

Elègāngzhōu

俄勒冈州

[俄勒岡州]

Oregon

Shènghèlēiná

圣赫勒拿

[聖赫勒拿]

St Helena

Elèbùlǔ

厄勒布鲁

[厄勒布魯]

Örebro (city in Sweden)

Tuōlèmì Wáng

托勒密王

[托勒密王]

Ptolemy, kings of Egypt after the partition of Alexander the Great's Empire in 305 BC

Hǎilún· Kǎilè

海伦·凯勒

[海倫·凱勒]

Helen Keller (1880-1968), famous American deaf-blind author and activist (whose story is told in biopic The Miracle Worker)

Duōpǔlèxiàoyìng

多普勒效应

[多普勒效應]

the Doppler effect

Bùjiālèsītè

布加勒斯特

[布加勒斯特]

Bucharest, capital of Romania

Bǐlèfèi'ěrdé

比勒费尔德

[比勒費爾德]

Bielefeld (city in Germany)

Xīlínguōlè Méng

锡林郭勒盟

[錫林郭勒盟]

Xilingol League, a prefecture-level subdivision of Inner Mongolia

Lèsībōsī Dǎo

勒斯波斯岛

[勒斯波斯島]

Lesbos (Greek island in Aegean)

Bǐlètuólìyà

比勒陀利亚

[比勒陀利亞]

Pretoria, capital of South Africa

Suǒfúkèlèsī

索福克勒斯

[索福克勒斯]

Sophocles (496-406 BC), Greek tragedian, author of Oedipus the King

Fú'ěrjiāgélè

伏尔加格勒

[伏爾加格勒]

Volgograd, Russian city on the Volga River 伏爾加河／伏尔加河 ( Fú'ěrjiā Hé)

Shènghèlèná Dǎo

圣赫勒拿岛

[聖赫勒拿島]

Saint Helena

Gélènuòbù'ěr

格勒诺布尔

[格勒諾布爾]

Grenoble (French town)

Sīkǎbólè Jiāo

斯卡伯勒礁

[斯卡伯勒礁]

Scarborough Shoal (Philippines' name for Huangyan Island)

Jiālǐnínggélè

加里宁格勒

[加里寧格勒]

Kaliningrad, town on Baltic now in Russian republic
formerly Königsberg, capital of East Prussia

Enpéiduōkèlēi

恩培多克勒

[恩培多克勒]

Empedocles (490-430 BC), Greek Sicilian pre-Socratic philosopher

Dìlèní'ān Hǎi

第勒尼安海

[第勒尼安海]

Tyrrhenian Sea between Sardinia and the Italian mainland

Huòlínguōlèshì

霍林郭勒市

[霍林郭勒市]

Huolin Gol, county-level city in Tongliao 通遼／通辽 ( Tōngliáo), Inner Mongolia

Lìlèhāmò'ěr

利勒哈默尔

[利勒哈默爾]

Lillehammer (city in Norway)

Kèzīlèsū Hé

克孜勒苏河

[克孜勒蘇河]

Qizilsu or Kizilsu River in Xinjiang

Fúluòlēisīdǎo

弗洛勒斯岛

[弗洛勒斯島]

Flores, Indonesia
also written 弗洛里斯島／弗洛里斯岛 ( Fúluòlǐsīdǎo)

Sīdàlíngélè

斯大林格勒

[斯大林格勒]

Stalingrad, former name of Volvograd 伏爾加格勒／伏尔加格勒 (1925-1961)

Alètàidìqū

阿勒泰地区

[阿勒泰地區]

Altay prefecture in Xinjiang

Rúlè· Fán'ěrnà

儒勒·凡尔纳

[儒勒·凡爾納]

Jules Verne (1828-1905), French novelist specializing in science fiction and adventure stories

Mǎkě· Aòlēiliú

马可·奥勒留

[馬可·奧勒留]

Marcus Aurelius (121-180), Roman Emperor

Jiālǐnínggélèzhōu

加里宁格勒州

[加里寧格勒州]

Kaliningrad Oblast

Kǎtèbǐlègōngsī

卡特彼勒公司

[卡特彼勒公司]

Caterpillar Inc.

Shèngpānkèlēisī Zhàn

圣潘克勒斯站

[聖潘克勒斯站]

Saint Pancras (London railway station)

Kēdílèlāshānxì

科迪勒拉山系

[科迪勒拉山系]

Cordillera, series of mountain ranges stretching from Patagonia in South America through to Alaska and Aleutian islands

Nàbùlèsīwángguó

那不勒斯王国

[那不勒斯王國]

Kingdom of Naples (1282-1860)

Sīdàlíngélè Huìzhàn

斯大林格勒会战

[斯大林格勒會戰]

Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943)
also called 斯大林格勒戰役／斯大林格勒战役

Sīdàlíngélè Zhànyì

斯大林格勒战役

[斯大林格勒戰役]

Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), decisive battle of Second World War and one of the bloodiest battles in history, when the Germans failed to take Stalingrad, were then trapped and destroyed by Soviet forces

Jiālèbǐ Guójiā Liánméng

加勒比国家联盟

[加勒比國家聯盟]