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Chinese symbol for “impasse”

僵局
jiāng jú
impasse; deadlock

The closest CC-CEDICT match for impasse is 僵局 (jiāng jú), defined as: impasse; deadlock.

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

僵 jiāng
still, stiff, motionless
radical 9 ⼈ · 15 strokes
局 jú
bureau, office; circumstance, game, situation
radical 44 ⼫ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “impasse”

WordPinyinMeaning
末路mò lùdead end; impasse; end of the road; final days
穷途末路 (窮途末路)qióng tú mò lùlit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse; in a plight with no way out
断头路 (斷頭路)duàn tóu lùdead-end road; (fig.) impasse

Related words

Other words that share a character with 僵局.

WordPinyinMeaning
僵尸 (殭屍)jiāng shīgyonshi; jiang shi
僵硬jiāng yìngstiff; rigid
僵化jiāng huàto become rigid
僵持jiāng chíto be deadlocked
冻僵 (凍僵)dòng jiāngfrozen stiff; numb with cold
当局 (當局)dāng júauthorities
局长 (局長)jú zhǎngbureau chief; measure word: 位 (wèi), 个 (gè)
布局 (佈局)bù júarrangement; composition

See also: Japanese symbol for “impasse”.

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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