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Chinese symbol for “forcibly”

硬生生
yìng shēng shēng
stiff; rigid; inflexible; forcibly

The closest CC-CEDICT match for forcibly is 硬生生 (yìng shēng shēng), defined as: stiff; rigid; inflexible; forcibly.

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

硬 yìng
firm, hard, strong; obstinate
radical 112 ⽯ · 12 strokes
生 shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
radical 100 ⽣ · 5 strokes
生
生 shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
radical 100 ⽣ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 硬生生.

WordPinyinMeaning
硬件yìng jiànhardware
硬币 (硬幣)yìng bìcoin; measure word: 枚 (méi)
强硬 (強硬)qiáng yìngtough; unyielding
硬盘 (硬盤)yìng pánhard disk
坚硬 (堅硬)jiān yìnghard; solid
硬度yìng dùhardness
发生 (發生)fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises")
生活shēng huóto live; life
学生 (學生)xué shengstudent; schoolchild

See also: Japanese symbol for “forcibly”.

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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