力 Muscle Man

shāng

wound [n.]
亻 + 𠂉 + 力
persona + lying down + muscle

Your persona is lying down to rest her wounded muscle.

tasks
夂 + 力
walking legs + muscle

a server does tasks like walking around using muscle to hold up trays

errands/tasks take walking legs of muscle

toil [v.]
奴nú + 力
slave + muscle

slaves toil with their muscles

shì

force [n.]
执zhí + 力
clench + muscle

force of habit that makes him clench his muscle

tighten
革gé + 力lì
leather + muscle

Picture tightening the leather reins with your muscles.

gōng

achievement
工gōng + 力
I-beam + muscle

bench pressing I-beams to build muscle is an achievement OR China displays its achievement through I-beams of power

quàn

advise
又 + 力
right hand + power/muscle

I advise you to keep your word (right hand raised) and keep fit.

qín

diligent
堇jǐn + 力
leather rug + muscle

diligently tear away the edges of the leather rug with your muscle to make it perfectly round

liè

inferior
少 + 力lì
few + power/muscle

those with fewer muscles are inferior physically

encourage
厉lì + 力lì
stern + muscle

a stern personal trainer also encourages you to train your muscles

láo

labor [n.]
K + 力
rooftop garden + muscle

put muscle labor into your rooftop garden carrying things upstairs

nán

male
田 + 力
field + power/*muscle

males are more field power

wèi

act [v.]
力 + 丶 + 丶
muscle + 2 drops

you act with your muscles, producing two drops of sweat

jiā

add
力 + 口
muscle + mouth

add muscle to what your mouth says (do the thing you say)

you add muscle to the story (exaggerate) with your mouth

lìng

another
口 + 力lì
mouth + muscle

another mouth to feed means another day of muscle work

zhù

assist [v.]
且 + 力
shelves + muscle

Can you assist me with these bookshelves?—you've got the muscles

experience [n./v.]
厂 + 力lì
cliff + muscle

the experience of rock climbing using muscles

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