Chinese symbol for “ardent”
烈
liè
ardent; intense; fierce; stern
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ardent is 烈 (liè), defined as: ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a noble cause.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “ardent”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殷切 | yīn qiè | ardent; eager |
| 热心 (熱心) | rè xīn | enthusiastic; ardent; zealous |
| 热烈 (熱烈) | rè liè | enthusiastic; ardent |
| 火热 (火熱) | huǒ rè | fiery; burning |
| 热乎 (熱乎) | rè hu | warm; hot |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 烈.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 强烈 (強烈) | qiáng liè | strong; intense |
| 激烈 | jī liè | (of competition or fighting) intense; fierce |
| 热烈 (熱烈) | rè liè | enthusiastic; ardent |
| 剧烈 (劇烈) | jù liè | violent; acute; severe; fierce |
| 猛烈 | měng liè | fierce; violent; vigorous; intense |
| 烈士 | liè shì | martyr |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ardent”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.