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Chinese symbol for “pep”

愣劲儿
lèng jìn r
Traditional: 愣勁兒
dash; pep; vigor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pep is 愣劲儿 (lèng jìn r), defined as: dash; pep; vigor.

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

愣 lèng
dazed, stupefied
radical 61 ⼼ · 12 strokes
劲 jìn
strong, tough, unyielding; power, energy
radical 19 ⼒ · 7 strokes
儿 r
son, child
radical 10 ⼉ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 愣劲儿.

WordPinyinMeaning
发愣 (發愣)fā lèngto stare blankly; to be in a daze
愣头青 (愣頭青)lèng tóu qīngreckless young person
装傻充愣 (裝傻充愣)zhuāng shǎ chōng lèng(idiom) to feign ignorance or stupidity; to pretend to be clueless
直愣愣zhí lèng lèngstaring blankly
二愣子èr lèng zistupid person; dolt
愣头愣脑 (愣頭愣腦)lèng tóu lèng nǎorash; impetuous
强劲 (強勁)qiáng jìngstrong; powerful
使劲 (使勁)shǐ jìnto exert all one's strength
儿子 (兒子)ér zison

See also: Japanese symbol for “pep”.

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.