be diligent

Components
句 sound component

  Sound component

gōu

  

sentence

力 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

power

strength

Evolution

劬 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
劬 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
劬 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
劬 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

be diligent, toil, endeavor; labor