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Chinese symbol for “dogged”

紧咬不放
jǐn yǎo bù fàng
Traditional: 緊咬不放
(idiom) unwilling to let go; like a dog with a bone; dogged

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dogged is 紧咬不放 (jǐn yǎo bù fàng), defined as: (idiom) unwilling to let go; like a dog with a bone; dogged.

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

紧 jǐn
tense, tight, taut; firm, secure
radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes
咬 yǎo
to bite, to gnaw
radical 30 ⼝ · 9 strokes
不 bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
放 fàng
to release, to liberate, to free
radical 66 ⽁ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 紧咬不放.

WordPinyinMeaning
紧张 (緊張)jǐn zhāngnervous; keyed up
紧急 (緊急)jǐn jíurgent; emergency
赶紧 (趕緊)gǎn jǐnhurriedly; without delay
紧密 (緊密)jǐn mìinseparably close
抓紧 (抓緊)zhuā jǐnto keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to
紧紧 (緊緊)jǐn jǐnclosely; tightly
咬伤 (咬傷)yǎo shāngbite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)
咬牙yǎo yáto clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth
不是bù shìno; is not
开放 (開放)kāi fàngto bloom; to open

See also: Japanese symbol for “dogged”.

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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