| 勒 | 295B50 20B.50-9 | 部居  | 畫數 11 | ㄌㄜˋ [le4] (*ㄌㄟ [lei1] ). | ||
| N. | (1) Bridle. (2) A horizontal stroke in Chin. callig. (3) Ribs (var. of 肋). (4) A surname. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) (AC) to command, exercise control over: 親勒六軍 took personal command of the army. (2) (勒+vb.) to force s.o. to do s.t.: 勒索 [le4suo3], 勒捐 [le4jUan1], 勒借 [le4jie4], 勒贖 [le4shu2]↓. (3) Carve, inscribe: 勒石，勒碑 inscribe on a stone tablet. (4) (*[lei1]) Tighten: 勒死 strangle to death; 勒緊褲（腰）帶 tighten one's belt. | |||||
| Words | 1. 勒逼 [le4bi1], v.t., force (s.o.) to do (s.t.) against his will. 2. 勒兵 [le4bing1], v.t., order a temporary halt of the army's advance. 3. 勒交 [le4jiao1], v.t., force (s.o.) to hand over (money, person or thing). 4. 勒借 [le4jie4], v.t., compel (s.o.) to lend oneself money. 5. 勒住 [le4zhu4], v.t., stop, halt by pulling in reins. 6. 勒捐 [le4jUan1], v.t., compel (s.o.) to make monetary contributions. 7. 勒掯 *[lei1ken0], v.t., (MC) (1) extort; (2) force (s.o.) to do (s.t.) against his will; (3) restrain, control. 8. 勒令 [le4ling4], v.t., to order: 勒令退學 order (a student) to leave school; 勒令停職 order (s.o.’s ) dismissal from office; 勒令自盡 order (s.o.) to commit suicide. 9. 勒馬 [le4ma3], v.t., rein in a horse: 懸崖勒馬 (lit.) rein in one's horse at the edge of a cliff, (fig.) avoid danger before it is too late. 10. 勒派 [le4pai4], v.t., levy (money) by compulsion. 11. 勒限 [le4xian4], v.t., fix an arbitrary time limit for (s.o.) to do (s.t.). 12. 勒贖 [le4shu2], v.t., hold for ransom. 13. 勒索 [le4suo3], v.t., extort (money, food, etc.). 14. 勒草 [le4cao3], n., (bot.) the wild hop, Humulus japonicus (＝葎). 15. 勒魚 [le4yU2], n., (zoo.) Ilisha elongata, the white or long-finned herring. | |||||