Chinese symbol for “maverick”
孤胆
gū dǎn
Traditional: 孤膽
solitary hero; maverick
The closest CC-CEDICT match for maverick is 孤胆 (gū dǎn), defined as: solitary hero; maverick.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “maverick”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 孤胆.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孤独 (孤獨) | gū dú | lonely; solitary |
| 孤立 | gū lì | to isolate; isolated |
| 孤儿 (孤兒) | gū ér | orphan |
| 孤单 (孤單) | gū dān | lone; lonely |
| 孤儿院 (孤兒院) | gū ér yuàn | orphanage; child asylum |
| 孤岛 (孤島) | gū dǎo | isolated island |
| 大胆 (大膽) | dà dǎn | brazen; audacious |
| 胆子 (膽子) | dǎn zi | courage; nerve |
See also: Japanese symbol for “maverick”.
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.