Chinese symbol for “perseverance”
毅力
yì lì
perseverance; willpower
The closest CC-CEDICT match for perseverance is 毅力 (yì lì), defined as: perseverance; willpower.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “perseverance”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 毅力.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毅然 | yì rán | firmly; resolutely |
| 坚毅 (堅毅) | jiān yì | firm and persistent; unswerving determination |
| 刚毅 (剛毅) | gāng yì | resolute; steadfast |
| 毅然决然 (毅然決然) | yì rán jué rán | without hesitation; resolutely |
| 刚毅木讷 (剛毅木訥) | gāng yì mù nè | resolute and taciturn (idiom) |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability; ability |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious |
| 力量 | lì liang | power; force; strength |
See also: Japanese symbol for “perseverance”.
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.