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Chinese symbol for “dominance”

优势
yōu shì
Traditional: 優勢
superiority; dominance; advantage

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dominance is 优势 (yōu shì), defined as: superiority; dominance; advantage.

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

优 yōu
superior; elegant
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
势 shì
power, force; tendency, attitude
radical 19 ⼒ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “dominance”

WordPinyinMeaning
统治力 (統治力)tǒng zhì lìdominance; supremacy
统治权 (統治權)tǒng zhì quánsovereignty; dominion

Related words

Other words that share a character with 优势.

WordPinyinMeaning
优秀 (優秀)yōu xiùoutstanding; excellent
优惠 (優惠)yōu huìprivilege; favorable (terms)
优先 (優先)yōu xiānto have priority; to take precedence
优质 (優質)yōu zhìexcellent quality
优化 (優化)yōu huàto optimize; (corporate euphemism) to lay off staff
势力 (勢力)shì lipower; influence
趋势 (趨勢)qū shìtrend; tendency
形势 (形勢)xíng shìcircumstances; situation

See also: Japanese symbol for “dominance”.

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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