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Chinese symbol for “athletic”

矫捷
jiǎo jié
Traditional: 矯捷
vigorous and nimble; athletic

The closest CC-CEDICT match for athletic is 矫捷 (jiǎo jié), defined as: vigorous and nimble; athletic.

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

矫 jiǎo
to correct, to rectify, to straighten out
radical 111 ⽮ · 11 strokes
捷 jié
nimble, quick; triumph, victory
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 矫捷.

WordPinyinMeaning
矫正 (矯正)jiǎo zhèngto correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision)
矫情 (矯情)jiáo qing(Beijing dialect) argumentative; unreasonable
矫治 (矯治)jiǎo zhìto correct (e.g. sight or hearing); to rectify
矫健 (矯健)jiǎo jiànstrong and healthy; vigorous
矫枉过正 (矯枉過正)jiǎo wǎng guò zhèngto overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate
捷运 (捷運)jié yùn(Tw) mass rapid transit (MRT); subway
便捷biàn jiéconvenient and fast
快捷kuài jiéquick; fast

See also: Japanese symbol for “athletic”.

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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