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Chinese symbol for “imperious”

霸气
bà qì
Traditional: 霸氣
imperious; aggressive; assertive; dictatorial manner; boldness (CL:股 (gǔ))

The closest CC-CEDICT match for imperious is 霸气 (bà qì), defined as: imperious; aggressive; assertive; dictatorial manner; boldness (CL:股 (gǔ)).

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

霸 bà
tyrant; to usurp, to rule by might
radical 173 ⾬ · 21 strokes
气 qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “imperious”

WordPinyinMeaning
专横 (專橫)zhuān hèngimperious; peremptory
咄咄逼人duō duō bī rénoverbearing; forceful

Related words

Other words that share a character with 霸气.

WordPinyinMeaning
霸权 (霸權)bà quánhegemony; supremacy
争霸 (爭霸)zhēng bàto contend for hegemony; a power struggle
霸王bà wánghegemon; overlord
霸主bà zhǔa powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); overlord
霸占 (霸佔)bà zhànto occupy by force; to seize
霸道bà dàothe Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道
天气 (天氣)tiān qìweather
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; atmosphere

See also: Japanese symbol for “imperious”.

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.