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Chinese symbol for “forced”

强制
qiáng zhì
Traditional: 強制
to force; to compel; to coerce; forced; compulsory; Taiwan pr. [qiang3zhi4]

The closest CC-CEDICT match for forced is 强制 (qiáng zhì), defined as: to force; to compel; to coerce; forced; compulsory; Taiwan pr. [qiang3zhi4].

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

强 qiáng
strong, powerful, energetic
radical 57 ⼸ · 12 strokes
制 zhì
system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “forced”

WordPinyinMeaning
生硬shēng yìngrigid; stiff; lacking naturalness or smoothness; awkward; forced

Related words

Other words that share a character with 强制.

WordPinyinMeaning
加强 (加強)jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
强烈 (強烈)qiáng lièstrong; intense
强大 (強大)qiáng dàbig and strong; formidable; powerful
增强 (增強)zēng qiángto increase; to strengthen
强化 (強化)qiáng huàto strengthen; to intensify
控制kòng zhìto control
制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution

See also: Japanese symbol for “forced”.

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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