Chinese symbol for “fierce”
猛烈
měng liè
fierce; violent; vigorous; intense
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fierce is 猛烈 (měng liè), defined as: fierce; violent; vigorous; intense.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “fierce”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凶猛 (兇猛) | xiōng měng | fierce; violent |
| 凶恶 (兇惡) | xiōng è | fierce; vicious |
| 狠 | hěn | ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; resolute |
| 剧烈 (劇烈) | jù liè | violent; acute; severe; fierce |
| 獠 | liáo | fierce; hunt |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 猛烈.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迅猛 | xùn měng | quick and violent |
| 凶猛 (兇猛) | xiōng měng | fierce; violent |
| 猛虎 | měng hǔ | fierce tiger |
| 勇猛 | yǒng měng | bold and powerful; brave and fierce |
| 猛然 | měng rán | suddenly; abruptly |
| 强烈 (強烈) | qiáng liè | strong; intense |
| 激烈 | jī liè | (of competition or fighting) intense; fierce |
| 热烈 (熱烈) | rè liè | enthusiastic; ardent |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fierce”.
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.