Han character 勎

Its dictionary links lead to two different meanings.

Chinese character-variant dictionaries link 勎 to 勠 for the cooperative sense “join forces,” and to 戮, whose meanings also include killing, punishment, and humiliation. Without a surrounding word, 勎 does not make one reading clear.

A Chinese character-variant dictionary cites 《字彙》, an older Chinese dictionary, for 勎 and links it to 勠 and 戮. The related character 戮 appears in bronze inscriptions and manuscripts from the ancient state of Chu; that evidence speaks to 戮, not to the date of 勎’s exact form.

Is 勎 the same as 勠 or 戮?

The dictionaries connect it to both; their meanings differ.

勠 carries the cooperative sense “join forces”; 勠力同心 means “combine strength and act with one heart.” 戮 has harsher meanings, including killing, punishment, and humiliation.

Older texts also use 戮 as a substitute spelling for 勠 in cooperative wording. For a clear cooperative phrase, use 勠力同心; reserve 勎 for a quotation or a deliberate discussion of variant spelling.

How can I type 勎?

Use a Chinese input method with its reading or shape code.

In a Mandarin Pinyin input method, enter lu; its dictionary reading is lù, said like “lu” with a falling tone. Cangjie and Wubi are shape-based Chinese input methods; their codes are listed below. Check the candidate, since sound entry may offer 勠 or 戮.

Fonts may draw Han characters in region-specific shapes or lack a glyph altogether. That changes the display, not which character the text encodes.