King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “inspiring”

令人振奋
lìng rén zhèn fèn
Traditional: 令人振奮
inspiring; exciting; rousing

The closest CC-CEDICT match for inspiring is 令人振奋 (lìng rén zhèn fèn), defined as: inspiring; exciting; rousing.

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

令 lìng
command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
radical 9 ⼈ · 5 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes
振 zhèn
to arouse, to excite; to rouse, to shake
radical 64 ⼿ · 10 strokes
奋 fèn
to strive, to exert effort; to arouse
radical 37 ⼤ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “inspiring”

WordPinyinMeaning
气壮山河 (氣壯山河)qì zhuàng shān hémagnificent; inspiring

Related words

Other words that share a character with 令人振奋.

WordPinyinMeaning
命令mìng lìngorder; command
令人lìng rénto cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc)
下令xià lìngto give an order; to issue an order
法令fǎ lìngdecree; ordinance
司令sī lìngcommanding officer
指令zhǐ lìngto order; to command; an order; a command; an instruction
人民rén mínthe people
人们 (人們)rén menpeople
振兴 (振興)zhèn xīngto revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize
兴奋 (興奮)xīng fènexcited; excitement

See also: Japanese symbol for “inspiring”.

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.

Last posts

  1. Choosing the Best Heavy Bokken for Suburi Training
  2. Are Bamboo Practice Swords Safer Than Wooden Ones
  3. Choosing the Best Wooden Sword Stand for Your Collection
  4. Why Bokken Crack and Which Woods Handle Impact Best
  5. Best Bokken Bags and Cases for Martial Arts Training
  6. Choosing the Best Wooden Tanto for Realistic Knife Drills
  7. What Is a Suburito and Is It Worth Buying for Strength
  8. Buying a Wooden Wakizashi for Two-Sword Practice
  9. Buying Chanbara Swords for Sparring and Competition
  10. What Size Shinai Does a Child Need for Kendo Practice