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Chinese symbol for “hardness”

硬度
yìng dù
hardness

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hardness is 硬度 (yìng dù), defined as: hardness.

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
度 dù
degree, system; manner; to consider
radical 53 ⼴ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 硬度.

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
制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
程度chéng dùdegree; level; extent
态度 (態度)tài dumanner; bearing

See also: Japanese symbol for “hardness”.

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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