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Chinese symbol for “assertiveness”

斗争性
dòu zhēng xìng
Traditional: 鬥爭性
assertiveness; combative nature

The closest CC-CEDICT match for assertiveness is 斗争性 (dòu zhēng xìng), defined as: assertiveness; combative nature.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

斗 dòu
to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
radical 68 ⽃ · 4 strokes
争 zhēng
to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
radical 6 ⼅ · 6 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 斗争性.

WordPinyinMeaning
战斗 (戰鬥)zhàn dòuto fight; to engage in combat
斗争 (鬥爭)dòu zhēnga struggle; fight
奋斗 (奮鬥)fèn dòuto strive; to struggle
战斗机 (戰鬥機)zhàn dòu jīfighter (aircraft)
战斗力 (戰鬥力)zhàn dòu lìfighting strength
斗士 (鬥士)dòu shìwarrior; activist
战争 (戰爭)zhàn zhēngwar; conflict; 场 (cháng),次 (cì)
争取 (爭取)zhēng qǔto fight for; to strive for
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “assertiveness”.

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.

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