Chinese symbol for “despite”
尽管
jǐn guǎn
Traditional: 儘管
despite; although; even though; in spite of
The closest CC-CEDICT match for despite is 尽管 (jǐn guǎn), defined as: despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “despite”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 归 (歸) | guī | to return; to go back to |
| 饶 (饒) | ráo | rich; abundant |
| 任凭 (任憑) | rèn píng | no matter what; despite |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 尽管.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尽快 (儘快) | jǐn kuài | as quickly as possible; as soon as possible |
| 尽量 (儘量) | jǐn liàng | as much as possible; to the greatest extent |
| 尽力 (盡力) | jìn lì | to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort |
| 管理 | guǎn lǐ | to supervise; to manage |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | not to be concerned; regardless of |
| 主管 | zhǔ guǎn | in charge; responsible for |
| 监管 (監管) | jiān guǎn | to oversee; to take charge of |
| 管制 | guǎn zhì | to control; to restrict |
See also: Japanese symbol for “despite”.
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.