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Chinese symbol for “breakthrough”

冲破
chōng pò
Traditional: 衝破
breakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly

The closest CC-CEDICT match for breakthrough is 冲破 (chōng pò), defined as: breakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly.

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

冲 chōng
wash, rinse, flush; dash; soar
radical 15 ⼎ · 6 strokes
破 pò
to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy
radical 112 ⽯ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “breakthrough”

WordPinyinMeaning
跨越式kuà yuè shìbreakthrough; going beyond
爆冷bào lěngan upset (esp. in sports); unexpected turn of events
突破点 (突破點)tū pò diǎnpoint of penetration (military); breakthrough
石破天惊 (石破天驚)shí pò tiān jīngearth-shattering; breakthrough
爆冷门 (爆冷門)bào lěng ménan upset (esp. in sports); unexpected turn of events

Related words

Other words that share a character with 冲破.

WordPinyinMeaning
冲突 (衝突)chōng tūconflict; to conflict
冲击 (沖擊)chōng jīvariant of 冲击 (chōng jī)
冲动 (衝動)chōng dòngto have an urge; to be impetuous
脉冲 (脈衝)mài chōngpulse (physics)
破坏 (破壞)pò huàidestruction; damage
突破tū pòto break through; to make a breakthrough
打破dǎ pòto break; to smash
破产 (破產)pò chǎnto go bankrupt; to become impoverished

See also: Japanese symbol for “breakthrough”.

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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