Chinese symbol for “fearsome”
强悍
qiáng hàn
Traditional: 強悍
tough; strong; formidable; fearsome
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fearsome is 强悍 (qiáng hàn), defined as: tough; strong; formidable; fearsome.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “fearsome”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 强悍.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加强 (加強) | jiā qiáng | to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance |
| 强调 (強調) | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement); to stress |
| 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 |
| 凶悍 (兇悍) | xiōng hàn | violent; fierce and tough |
| 彪悍 | biāo hàn | tough as nails; formidable |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fearsome”.
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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