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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

彪 biāo
tiger; a tiger's stripes; like a tiger
radical 141 ⾌ · 11 strokes
悍 hàn
courageous, brave; violent
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “plucky”

WordPinyinMeaning
带种 (帶種)dài zhǒng(coll.) to have character; to have guts

Related words

Other words that share a character with 彪悍.

WordPinyinMeaning
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 xínghusky; burly
彪休biāo xiūangry; wrathful
彪个子 (彪個子)biāo gè zitall and strong physique
强悍 (強悍)qiáng hàntough; strong
凶悍 (兇悍)xiōng hànviolent; fierce and tough
悍然hàn ránoutrageous; 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.

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