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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.

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

强 qiáng
strong, powerful, energetic
radical 57 ⼸ · 12 strokes
调 diào
tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “emphasize”

WordPinyinMeaning
讲 (講)jiǎngto speak; to explain
首重shǒu zhòngto emphasize; to give the most weight to
注重zhù zhòngto pay attention to; to emphasize
加重jiā zhòngto make heavier; to emphasize
讲求 (講求)jiǎng qiúto stress; to emphasize

Related words

Other words that share a character with 强调.

WordPinyinMeaning
加强 (加強)jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
强烈 (強烈)qiáng lièstrong; intense
强大 (強大)qiáng dàbig and strong; formidable; powerful
增强 (增強)zēng qiángto increase; to strengthen
强化 (強化)qiáng huàto strengthen; to intensify
调查 (調查)diào cháinvestigation; inquiry
调整 (調整)tiáo zhěngto adjust; to revise; to reorganize
协调 (協調)xié tiáoto 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.

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