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Chinese symbol for “overpower”

制伏
zhì fú
to overpower; to overwhelm; to subdue; to check

The closest CC-CEDICT match for overpower is 制伏 (zhì fú), defined as: to overpower; to overwhelm; to subdue; to check; to control.

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

制 zhì
system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes
伏 fú
to crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “overpower”

WordPinyinMeaning
打败 (打敗)dǎ bàito defeat; to overpower
压倒 (壓倒)yā dǎoto overwhelm; to overpower

Related words

Other words that share a character with 制伏.

WordPinyinMeaning
控制kòng zhìto control
制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
限制xiàn zhìto restrict; to limit
制作 (製作)zhì zuòto make; to manufacture
制造 (製造)zhì zàoto manufacture; to make
体制 (體制)tǐ zhìsystem; organization
起伏qǐ fúto move up and down; to undulate
潜伏 (潛伏)qián fúto hide; to cover up

See also: Japanese symbol for “overpower”.

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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