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Chinese symbol for “elasticity”

弹力
tán lì
Traditional: 彈力
elasticity; elastic force; spring; rebound

The closest CC-CEDICT match for elasticity is 弹力 (tán lì), defined as: elasticity; elastic force; spring; rebound; bounce.

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

弹 tán
bullet, pellet, shell; elastic, springy
radical 57 ⼸ · 11 strokes
力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “elasticity”

WordPinyinMeaning
弹性 (彈性)tán xìngflexibility; elasticity

Related words

Other words that share a character with 弹力.

WordPinyinMeaning
炸弹 (炸彈)zhà dànbomb; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē)
导弹 (導彈)dǎo dàn(guided) missile; measure word: 枚 (méi)
子弹 (子彈)zǐ dànbullet; measure word: 粒 (lì), 颗 (kē), 发 (fā)
弹性 (彈性)tán xìngflexibility; elasticity
弹药 (彈藥)dàn yàoammunition
反弹 (反彈)fǎn tánto bounce; to bounce back
能力néng lìcapability; ability
努力nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious

See also: Japanese symbol for “elasticity”.

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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