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Chinese symbol for “impotent”

孱弱
chán ruò
delicate; frail; impotent; weak

The closest CC-CEDICT match for impotent is 孱弱 (chán ruò), defined as: delicate; frail; impotent; weak.

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

孱 chán
feeble, frail, weak; unfit
radical 39 ⼦ · 12 strokes
弱 ruò
weak, fragile, delicate
radical 57 ⼸ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 孱弱.

WordPinyinMeaning
孱头 (孱頭)càn tou(dialect) weakling; coward
脆弱cuì ruòweak; frail
削弱xuē ruòto weaken; to impair
弱点 (弱點)ruò diǎnweak point; failing
减弱 (減弱)jiǎn ruòto weaken; to diminish
软弱 (軟弱)ruǎn ruòweak; feeble
弱势 (弱勢)ruò shìvulnerable; weak

See also: Japanese symbol for “impotent”.

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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