Chinese symbol for “flex”
屈挠
qū náo
Traditional: 屈撓
to surrender; to yield; to flex
The closest CC-CEDICT match for flex is 屈挠 (qū náo), defined as: to surrender; to yield; to flex.
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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 屈挠.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屈服 | qū fú | to surrender; to succumb |
| 委屈 | wěi qu | wronged; aggrieved; to inconvenience; to put (sb) at a disadvantage; to do sb wrong |
| 屈辱 | qū rǔ | to humiliate; humiliating |
| 不屈 | bù qū | unyielding; unbending |
| 屈从 (屈從) | qū cóng | to submit; to yield; to bow to sb's will |
| 屈指可数 (屈指可數) | qū zhǐ kě shǔ | (lit.) can be counted on one's fingers (idiom); (fig.) very few |
| 阻挠 (阻撓) | zǔ náo | to thwart; to obstruct (sth) |
| 不屈不挠 (不屈不撓) | bù qū bù náo | unyielding; indomitable |
See also: Japanese symbol for “flex”.
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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