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勒

Traditional form:

勒

Pinyin (reading):

lè

Definitions:

  • (literary) bridle; halter; headstall
  • to rein in
  • to compel; to force
  • (literary) to carve; to engrave
  • (literary) to command; to lead (an army etc)
  • (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯 (lèkèsī))

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