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Chinese symbol for “boldness”

胆魄
dǎn pò
Traditional: 膽魄
boldness; daring

The closest CC-CEDICT match for boldness is 胆魄 (dǎn pò), defined as: boldness; daring.

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

胆 dǎn
gallbladder; gall, guts, courage
radical 130 ⾁ · 9 strokes
魄 pò
vigor, soul, body; the dark side of the moon
radical 194 ⿁ · 15 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “boldness”

WordPinyinMeaning
胆量 (膽量)dǎn liàngcourage; boldness
魄力pò lìcourage; daring
气魄 (氣魄)qì pòspirit; boldness
底气 (底氣)dǐ qìlung capacity; lung power; boldness; confidence; self-assurance; vigor

Related words

Other words that share a character with 胆魄.

WordPinyinMeaning
大胆 (大膽)dà dǎnbrazen; audacious
胆子 (膽子)dǎn zicourage; nerve
胆小 (膽小)dǎn xiǎocowardice; timid
胆敢 (膽敢)dǎn gǎnto dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth)
胆量 (膽量)dǎn liàngcourage; boldness
胆固醇 (膽固醇)dǎn gù chúncholesterol
魄力pò lìcourage; daring
气魄 (氣魄)qì pòspirit; boldness

See also: Japanese symbol for “boldness”.

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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