Chinese symbol for “plucky”
彪悍
biāo hàn
tough as nails; formidable; kick-ass; plucky
The closest CC-CEDICT match for plucky is 彪悍 (biāo hàn), defined as: tough as nails; formidable; kick-ass; plucky.
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
Other Chinese words for “plucky”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 彪悍.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 彪炳 | biāo bǐng | (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc); (literary) outstanding; splendid; glorious |
| 彪形大汉 (彪形大漢) | biāo xíng dà hàn | (idiom) burly chap; husky fellow |
| 彪形 | biāo xíng | husky; burly |
| 彪休 | biāo xiū | angry; wrathful |
| 彪个子 (彪個子) | biāo gè zi | tall and strong physique |
| 强悍 (強悍) | qiáng hàn | tough; strong |
| 凶悍 (兇悍) | xiōng hàn | violent; fierce and tough |
| 悍然 | hàn rán | outrageous; brazen |
See also: Japanese symbol for “plucky”.
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.