Chinese Word: 劾 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

劾

Pinyin: hé

English Definition: to impeach

Chinese Definition:
①揭发罪状：弹(tán)劾。参(cān)劾。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 力

Pictophonetic:亥 indicates the sound; 力 (strength) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亥 [ hài ] 12th terrestrial branch; used in transliterations
- 力 [ lì ] strength, power; capability, influence

Similar Characters: 効

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弹劾	tán hé	to accuse of misconduct (in official task); to impeach
参劾	cān hé	to accuse; to impeach; (in imperial China) to level charges against an official
投劾退隐	tóu hé tuì yǐn	to give up an official post and retire in seclusion (idiom)