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Chinese symbol for “imposing”

堂皇
táng huáng
imposing; grand

The closest CC-CEDICT match for imposing is 堂皇 (táng huáng), defined as: imposing; grand.

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

堂 táng
hall, large room; government office; cousins
radical 32 ⼟ · 11 strokes
皇 huáng
royal, imperial; ruler, superior
radical 106 ⽩ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “imposing”

WordPinyinMeaning
伟岸 (偉岸)wěi ànimposing; upright and tall
大气 (大氣)dà qìatmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish
雄xióngmale; staminate
宏伟 (宏偉)hóng wěigrand; imposing
威严 (威嚴)wēi yándignified; imposing

Related words

Other words that share a character with 堂皇.

WordPinyinMeaning
教堂jiào tángchurch; chapel; measure word: 座 (zuò), 所 (suǒ), 间 (jiān)
天堂tiān tángparadise; heaven
课堂 (課堂)kè tángclassroom (间 (jiān)); class session
食堂shí tángdining hall; cafeteria; 个 (gè),间 (jiān)
学堂 (學堂)xué tángcollege; school (old)
礼堂 (禮堂)lǐ tángassembly hall; auditorium; measure word: 座 (zuò)
皇帝huáng dìemperor; 个 (gè)
皇家huáng jiāroyal; imperial household

See also: Japanese symbol for “imposing”.

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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