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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.

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

威 wēi
might, power, prestige; to dominate
radical 38 ⼥ · 9 strokes
慑 shè
afraid, scared; to frighten, to intimidate
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes
力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes
量 liang
measure, volume; amount, quantity
radical 166 ⾥ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 威慑力量.

WordPinyinMeaning
威胁 (威脅)wēi xiéto threaten; to menace
权威 (權威)quán wēiauthority; authoritative
示威shì wēito demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration
威力wēi lìmight; formidable power
示威者shì wēi zhědemonstrator; protester
威望wēi wàngprestige
震慑 (震懾)zhèn shèto awe; to intimidate
威慑 (威懾)wēi shèto deter
能力néng lìcapability; ability
力量lì liangpower; 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.

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