Chinese symbol for “firmly”
牢牢
láo láo
firmly; safely
The closest CC-CEDICT match for firmly is 牢牢 (láo láo), defined as: firmly; safely.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “firmly”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毅然 | yì rán | firmly; resolutely |
| 狠狠 | hěn hěn | resolutely; firmly |
| 坚固 (堅固) | jiān gù | firm; firmly |
| 毅然决然 (毅然決然) | yì rán jué rán | without hesitation; resolutely |
| 妥帖 | tuǒ tiē | properly; satisfactorily |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 牢牢.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坐牢 | zuò láo | to be imprisoned |
| 牢固 | láo gù | firm; secure |
| 牢房 | láo fáng | jail cell; prison cell |
| 牢记 (牢記) | láo jì | to keep in mind; to remember |
| 牢狱 (牢獄) | láo yù | prison |
See also: Japanese symbol for “firmly”.
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.