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.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 孱弱.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孱头 (孱頭) | càn tou | (dialect) weakling; coward |
| 脆弱 | cuì ruò | weak; frail |
| 削弱 | xuē ruò | to weaken; to impair |
| 弱点 (弱點) | ruò diǎn | weak point; failing |
| 减弱 (減弱) | jiǎn ruò | to weaken; to diminish |
| 软弱 (軟弱) | ruǎn ruò | weak; feeble |
| 弱势 (弱勢) | ruò shì | vulnerable; 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.