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Chinese symbol for “boldly”

大模大样
dà mú dà yàng
Traditional: 大模大樣
boldly; ostentatiously; poised; self-assured; Taiwan pr. [da4 mo2 da4 yang4]

The closest CC-CEDICT match for boldly is 大模大样 (dà mú dà yàng), defined as: boldly; ostentatiously; poised; self-assured; Taiwan pr. [da4 mo2 da4 yang4].

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

大 dà
big, great, vast, high, deep
radical 37 ⼤ · 3 strokes
模 mú
model, pattern, standard; to copy, to imitate
radical 75 ⽊ · 15 strokes
大
大 dà
big, great, vast, high, deep
radical 37 ⼤ · 3 strokes
样 yàng
form, pattern, shape, style
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 大模大样.

WordPinyinMeaning
大学 (大學)dà xuéuniversity; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ)
大家dà jiāeveryone; influential family
大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity
大陆 (大陸)dà lùcontinent; mainland; 块 (kuài)
大会 (大會)dà huìgeneral assembly; general meeting
重大zhòng dàgreat; important
模式mó shìmode; pattern; model
规模 (規模)guī móscale; scope; extent
这样 (這樣)zhè yàngthis way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such

See also: Japanese symbol for “boldly”.

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.