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Chinese symbol for “magnanimous”

坦荡
tǎn dàng
Traditional: 坦蕩
magnanimous; broad and level

The closest CC-CEDICT match for magnanimous is 坦荡 (tǎn dàng), defined as: magnanimous; broad and level.

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

坦 tǎn
flat, level, smooth; candid, open
radical 32 ⼟ · 8 strokes
荡 dàng
pond, pool; ripple, shake; to wash away, to wipe out
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “magnanimous”

WordPinyinMeaning
大度dà dùmagnanimous; generous (in spirit)
宽宏大量 (寬宏大量)kuān hóng dà liàngmagnanimous (idiom); generous
宽宏 (寬宏)kuān hóngmagnanimous
大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity
宽大为怀 (寬大為懷)kuān dà wéi huáimagnanimous (idiom); generous

Related words

Other words that share a character with 坦荡.

WordPinyinMeaning
坦克tǎn kè(loanword) tank (military vehicle); (derog.) (slang) overweight woman
坦诚 (坦誠)tǎn chéngcandid; frank
坦白tǎn báihonest; forthcoming
平坦píng tǎnlevel; even
坦言tǎn yánto say candidly; to acknowledge frankly
坦率tǎn shuàifrank; candid; straightforward
动荡 (動盪)dòng dàngvariant of 动荡 (dòng dàng)
震荡 (震盪)zhèn dàngto shake up; to jolt

See also: Japanese symbol for “magnanimous”.

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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