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Chinese symbol for “definitive”

断然
duàn rán
Traditional: 斷然
resolute; definitive; categorically; absolutely

The closest CC-CEDICT match for definitive is 断然 (duàn rán), defined as: resolute; definitive; categorically; absolutely.

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

断 duàn
to sever, to cut off, to interrupt
radical 69 ⽄ · 11 strokes
然 rán
certainly; naturally; suddenly
radical 86 ⽕ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 断然.

WordPinyinMeaning
不断 (不斷)bù duànunceasing; uninterrupted
判断 (判斷)pàn duànto judge; to determine; judgment
垄断 (壟斷)lǒng duànto monopolize
中断 (中斷)zhōng duànto cut short; to break off
诊断 (診斷)zhěn duànto diagnose
切断 (切斷)qiē duànto cut off; to sever
虽然 (雖然)suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc)
然后 (然後)rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards

See also: Japanese symbol for “definitive”.

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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