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Chinese symbol for “obsessive”

强迫性
qiǎng pò xìng
Traditional: 強迫性
compulsive; obsessive

The closest CC-CEDICT match for obsessive is 强迫性 (qiǎng pò xìng), defined as: compulsive; obsessive.

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Characters and stroke order

强 qiǎng
strong, powerful, energetic
radical 57 ⼸ · 12 strokes
迫 pò
to compel, to force; pressing, urgent
radical 162 ⾡ · 8 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 强迫性.

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
被迫bèi pòto be compelled; to be forced
迫害pò hàito persecute
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “obsessive”.

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.