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Chinese symbol for “oblige”

强使
qiǎng shǐ
Traditional: 強使
to force; to oblige

The closest CC-CEDICT match for oblige is 强使 (qiǎng shǐ), defined as: to force; to oblige.

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

强 qiǎng
strong, powerful, energetic
radical 57 ⼸ · 12 strokes
使 shǐ
cause, mission, orders; envoy, messenger, ambassador
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “oblige”

WordPinyinMeaning
施惠shī huìto give charity to sb; to oblige

Related words

Other words that share a character with 强使.

WordPinyinMeaning
加强 (加強)jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
强烈 (強烈)qiáng lièstrong; intense
强大 (強大)qiáng dàbig and strong; formidable; powerful
增强 (增強)zēng qiángto increase; to strengthen
强化 (強化)qiáng huàto strengthen; to intensify
使用shǐ yòngto use; to employ
即使jí shǐeven if; even though

See also: Japanese symbol for “oblige”.

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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