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Chinese symbol for “energetic”

带劲
dài jìn
Traditional: 帶勁
energetic; exciting; of interest

The closest CC-CEDICT match for energetic is 带劲 (dài jìn), defined as: energetic; exciting; of interest.

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

带 dài
belt, strap; band, ribbon; area, zone; to carry, to raise, to wear
radical 50 ⼱ · 9 strokes
劲 jìn
strong, tough, unyielding; power, energy
radical 19 ⼒ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “energetic”

WordPinyinMeaning
起劲 (起勁)qǐ jìnenergetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
积极 (積極)jī jíactive; energetic
刚健 (剛健)gāng jiànenergetic; robust
贲 (賁)bēnenergetic
有劲 (有勁)yǒu jìnvigorous; energetic; interesting; amusing

Related words

Other words that share a character with 带劲.

WordPinyinMeaning
带来 (帶來)dài láito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
一带 (一帶)yī dàiregion; area
带领 (帶領)dài lǐngto guide; to lead
带动 (帶動)dài dòngto spur; to provide impetus; to drive
带有 (帶有)dài yǒuto have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc); to carry (a pathogen, connotation et
热带 (熱帶)rè dàithe tropics; tropical
强劲 (強勁)qiáng jìngstrong; powerful
使劲 (使勁)shǐ jìnto exert all one's strength

See also: Japanese symbol for “energetic”.

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.