Chinese symbol for “emphasize”
强调
qiáng diào
Traditional: 強調
to emphasize (a statement); to stress
The closest CC-CEDICT match for emphasize is 强调 (qiáng diào), defined as: to emphasize (a statement); to stress.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “emphasize”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 讲 (講) | jiǎng | to speak; to explain |
| 首重 | shǒu zhòng | to emphasize; to give the most weight to |
| 注重 | zhù zhòng | to pay attention to; to emphasize |
| 加重 | jiā zhòng | to make heavier; to emphasize |
| 讲求 (講求) | jiǎng qiú | to stress; to emphasize |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 强调.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加强 (加強) | jiā qiáng | to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance |
| 强烈 (強烈) | qiáng liè | strong; intense |
| 强大 (強大) | qiáng dà | big and strong; formidable; powerful |
| 增强 (增強) | zēng qiáng | to increase; to strengthen |
| 强化 (強化) | qiáng huà | to strengthen; to intensify |
| 调查 (調查) | diào chá | investigation; inquiry |
| 调整 (調整) | tiáo zhěng | to adjust; to revise; to reorganize |
| 协调 (協調) | xié tiáo | to coordinate; to harmonize |
See also: Japanese symbol for “emphasize”.
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.