攻击力 (gōng jī lì) — attack power, offensive capability

Definition

noun

attack poweroffensive capability

攻击力。
Zhè ge jué sè de gōng jī lì hěn gāo.
This character's attack power is very high.
攻击力。
Dí rén de gōng jī lì bǐ wǒ men qiáng.
The enemy's offensive capability is stronger than ours.
攻击力。
Tā de gōng jī lì zài bǐ sài zhōng fā huī le guān jiàn zuò yòng.
His attack power played a key role in the competition.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

攻击attack

联合Side by side

攻击 gives the idea of striking at something, while 力 names the strength behind it.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

工攵攻

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攵Written in full as攴pūhand holding a tool or weapon

Sound part声符shēngfú

工

Same sound today

攻 puts 工, which gives the pronunciation, beside 攵, a hand holding a tool or weapon.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 擊; 击 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

毄

毄jī擊jī

Same sound today

The traditional form 擊 has 手 (hand) and 毄; 毄 gives the sound and also points to striking, while the simplified 击 is a later shorthand.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

力 is drawn as either an arm bending out from the side of the body or a wooden plough.