Chinese symbol for “deterrent”
威慑力量
wēi shè lì liang
Traditional: 威懾力量
deterrent force; deterrent
The closest CC-CEDICT match for deterrent is 威慑力量 (wēi shè lì liang), defined as: deterrent force; deterrent.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 威慑力量.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 威胁 (威脅) | wēi xié | to threaten; to menace |
| 权威 (權威) | quán wēi | authority; authoritative |
| 示威 | shì wēi | to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration |
| 威力 | wēi lì | might; formidable power |
| 示威者 | shì wēi zhě | demonstrator; protester |
| 威望 | wēi wàng | prestige |
| 震慑 (震懾) | zhèn shè | to awe; to intimidate |
| 威慑 (威懾) | wēi shè | to deter |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability; ability |
| 力量 | lì liang | power; force; strength |
See also: Japanese symbol for “deterrent”.
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.