努nǔ
to exert, to strive, to make an effort; to pout. 7 strokes, radical 力, first met in HSK 2.
Pinyin nǔStrokes 7Radical 力Band HSK 2Words 1
How to write 努
Strokes 1–5 write 奴, then strokes 6–7 write 力.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 努 · the stroke-order rules
What 努 is made of
奴 (nú, slave) and 力 (lì, strength).
力 carries the meaning — strength — and 奴 carries the sound.
Words that use 努
| 努力 | to strive, work hard 尽最大力量去做一件事 他努力学习增强体魄。He worked hard at his studies to build a strong body. Lesson 55, 去爬山 · 追根溯源与民情物意 · Rural Agriculture, Kinship Bonds & Societal Nuances |
Characters that share the sound part 奴
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 力
All 14 of them, and what the radical means, on the 力 radical page.