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Chinese symbol for “hawks”

强硬派
qiáng yìng pài
Traditional: 強硬派
hardline faction; hawks

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hawks is 强硬派 (qiáng yìng pài), defined as: hardline faction; hawks.

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

强 qiáng
strong, powerful, energetic
radical 57 ⼸ · 12 strokes
硬 yìng
firm, hard, strong; obstinate
radical 112 ⽯ · 12 strokes
派 pài
clique, faction, group, sect
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “hawks”

WordPinyinMeaning
主战派 (主戰派)zhǔ zhàn pàithe pro-war faction; hawks

Related words

Other words that share a character with 强硬派.

WordPinyinMeaning
加强 (加強)jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
强烈 (強烈)qiáng lièstrong; intense
强大 (強大)qiáng dàbig and strong; formidable; powerful
增强 (增強)zēng qiángto increase; to strengthen
强化 (強化)qiáng huàto strengthen; to intensify
硬件yìng jiànhardware
硬币 (硬幣)yìng bìcoin; measure word: 枚 (méi)
派出pài chūto send; to dispatch

See also: Japanese symbol for “hawks”.

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.