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Chinese symbol for “defensive”

防御性
fáng yù xìng
Traditional: 防禦性
defensive (weapons)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for defensive is 防御性 (fáng yù xìng), defined as: defensive (weapons).

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

防 fáng
to protect, to defend, to guard against
radical 170 ⾩ · 7 strokes
御 yù
chariot; to drive, to ride; to manage
radical 60 ⼻ · 12 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “defensive”

WordPinyinMeaning
防卫 (防衛)fáng wèito defend; defensive

Related words

Other words that share a character with 防御性.

WordPinyinMeaning
防止fáng zhǐto prevent; to guard against
预防 (預防)yù fángto prevent; to take precautions against
国防 (國防)guó fángnational defense
防御 (防禦)fáng yùdefense; to defend
防治fáng zhìto prevent and cure; prevention and cure
防范 (防範)fáng fànto be on guard; wariness
抵御 (抵禦)dǐ yùto resist; to withstand
御史yù shǐimperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official)
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “defensive”.

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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