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Chinese symbol for “eloquent”

雄辩
xióng biàn
Traditional: 雄辯
eloquent; oratory; rhetoric

The closest CC-CEDICT match for eloquent is 雄辩 (xióng biàn), defined as: eloquent; oratory; rhetoric.

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

雄 xióng
alpha male, hero; manly
radical 172 ⾫ · 12 strokes
辩 biàn
to argue, to dispute; to discuss, to debate
radical 160 ⾟ · 16 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “eloquent”

WordPinyinMeaning
出口成章chū kǒu chéng zhāng(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent; articulate
善辩 (善辯)shàn biàneloquent; good at arguing
舌灿莲花 (舌燦蓮花)shé càn lián huā(idiom) eloquent; entertaining in one's speech
能言善辩 (能言善辯)néng yán shàn biànglib of tongue (idiom); eloquent
口若悬河 (口若懸河)kǒu ruò xuán hémouth like a torrent (idiom); eloquent

Related words

Other words that share a character with 雄辩.

WordPinyinMeaning
英雄yīng xiónghero; 个 (gè)
雄厚xióng hòusubstantial; robust; ample; abundant
雄性xióng xìngmale
雄心xióng xīngreat ambition; lofty aspiration
雄伟 (雄偉)xióng wěigrand; imposing
雄风 (雄風)xióng fēngvigor; virility
辩论 (辯論)biàn lùndebate; argument
辩护 (辯護)biàn hùto speak in defense of; to argue in favor of

See also: Japanese symbol for “eloquent”.

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.