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Chinese symbol for “forceful”

偈
jié
forceful; martial

The closest CC-CEDICT match for forceful is 偈 (jié), defined as: forceful; martial.

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

偈 jié
brave; martial; hasty; scudding
radical 9 ⼈ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “forceful”

WordPinyinMeaning
严词 (嚴詞)yán cíforceful (criticism etc); to use strong words
有力yǒu lìpowerful; forceful
强有力 (強有力)qiáng yǒu lìstrong; forceful
苍老 (蒼老)cāng lǎoold; aged
咄咄逼人duō duō bī rénoverbearing; forceful

See also: Japanese symbol for “forceful”.

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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