Chinese symbol for “fortify”
筑牢
zhù láo
Traditional: 築牢
to fortify; to strengthen; to firmly establish (safeguards, foundations or other abstract things)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fortify is 筑牢 (zhù láo), defined as: to fortify; to strengthen; to firmly establish (safeguards, foundations or other abstract things).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “fortify”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 筑牢.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 建筑 (建築) | jiàn zhù | to construct; building |
| 建筑物 (建築物) | jiàn zhù wù | building; structure |
| 建筑师 (建築師) | jiàn zhù shī | architect |
| 构筑 (構築) | gòu zhù | to build; to construct |
| 修筑 (修築) | xiū zhù | to build |
| 建筑群 (建築群) | jiàn zhù qún | building complex; cluster of buildings |
| 坐牢 | zuò láo | to be imprisoned |
| 牢固 | láo gù | firm; secure |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fortify”.
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.