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Chinese symbol for “poise”

风度
fēng dù
Traditional: 風度
elegance (for men); elegant demeanor; grace; poise

The closest CC-CEDICT match for poise is 风度 (fēng dù), defined as: elegance (for men); elegant demeanor; grace; poise.

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

风 fēng
wind; air; customs, manners; news
radical 182 ⾵ · 4 strokes
度 dù
degree, system; manner; to consider
radical 53 ⼴ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “poise”

WordPinyinMeaning
雅饬 (雅飭)yǎ chìelegant orderliness; poise

Related words

Other words that share a character with 风度.

WordPinyinMeaning
风险 (風險)fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard
风格 (風格)fēng géstyle
风暴 (風暴)fēng bàostorm; violent commotion
风景 (風景)fēng jǐngscenery; landscape
台风 (臺風)tái fēngstage presence, poise
制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
程度chéng dùdegree; level; extent
态度 (態度)tài dumanner; bearing

See also: Japanese symbol for “poise”.

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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