Chinese symbol for “powerful”
冲
chòng
Traditional: 衝
powerful; vigorous; pungent; towards
The closest CC-CEDICT match for powerful is 冲 (chòng), defined as: powerful; vigorous; pungent; towards; in view of.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “powerful”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 有力 | yǒu lì | powerful; forceful |
| 强力 (強力) | qiáng lì | powerful |
| 强大 (強大) | qiáng dà | big and strong; formidable; powerful |
| 重磅 | zhòng bàng | (of a bomb) powerful; (of news) impactful; significant |
| 强 (強) | qiáng | strong; powerful |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 冲.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冲突 (衝突) | chōng tū | conflict; to conflict |
| 冲击 (沖擊) | chōng jī | variant of 冲击 (chōng jī) |
| 冲动 (衝動) | chōng dòng | to have an urge; to be impetuous |
| 脉冲 (脈衝) | mài chōng | pulse (physics) |
| 冲破 (衝破) | chōng pò | breakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly |
See also: Japanese symbol for “powerful”.
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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