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Chinese symbol for “bold”

豪迈
háo mài
Traditional: 豪邁
bold; open-minded; heroic

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bold is 豪迈 (háo mài), defined as: bold; open-minded; heroic.

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

豪 háo
brave, heroic, chivalrous
radical 152 ⾗ · 14 strokes
迈 mài
old; to pass by, to take a stride
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “bold”

WordPinyinMeaning
冒昧mào mèibold; presumptuous
刚劲 (剛勁)gāng jìngbold; vigorous
粗体 (粗體)cū tǐbold (typeface)
冒冒失失mào mào shī shībold; forthright
脸大 (臉大)liǎn dàbold; unafraid

Related words

Other words that share a character with 豪迈.

WordPinyinMeaning
豪华 (豪華)háo huáluxurious
自豪zì háoproud (of one's achievements etc)
富豪fù háorich and powerful person
豪宅háo zháiluxury home; mansion
豪门 (豪門)háo ménwealthy and influential family
土豪tǔ háolocal tyrant; local strong man
迈进 (邁進)mài jìnto step in; to stride forward
迈向 (邁向)mài xiàngto stride toward (success); to march toward

See also: Japanese symbol for “bold”.

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.