Chinese symbol for “fortitude”
坚忍不拔
jiān rěn bù bá
Traditional: 堅忍不拔
fortitude
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fortitude is 坚忍不拔 (jiān rěn bù bá), defined as: fortitude.
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
Other Chinese words for “fortitude”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忍耐力 | rěn nài lì | patience; fortitude |
| 骨力 | gǔ lì | (Chinese calligraphy) vigor of brushstrokes; fortitude; toughness; spine |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 坚忍不拔.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坚持 (堅持) | jiān chí | to persevere with; to persist in |
| 坚决 (堅決) | jiān jué | firm; resolute; determined |
| 坚强 (堅強) | jiān qiáng | staunch; strong |
| 坚定 (堅定) | jiān dìng | firm; steady |
| 坚守 (堅守) | jiān shǒu | to hold fast to; to stick to |
| 坚信 (堅信) | jiān xìn | to believe firmly; without any doubt |
| 忍不住 | rěn bu zhù | cannot help; unable to bear |
| 残忍 (殘忍) | cán rěn | cruel; merciless; ruthless |
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 海拔 | hǎi bá | height above sea level; elevation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fortitude”.
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.