Chinese symbol for “reinforce”
加强
jiā qiáng
Traditional: 加強
to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
The closest CC-CEDICT match for reinforce is 加强 (jiā qiáng), defined as: to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance.
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 “reinforce”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加固 | jiā gù | to reinforce (a structure); to strengthen |
| 增援 | zēng yuán | to reinforce |
| 增兵 | zēng bīng | to reinforce; to increase troop numbers |
| 补强 (補強) | bǔ qiáng | (engineering) to reinforce (a structure); to strengthen |
| 坐实 (坐實) | zuò shí | to serve as evidence for (an accusation etc); to reinforce (a perception); to bear out; to substantiate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 加强.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参加 (參加) | cān jiā | to participate; to take part; to join |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise; to increase |
| 加入 | jiā rù | to become a member; to join |
| 更加 | gèng jiā | more (than sth else); even more |
| 加上 | jiā shàng | to add; plus; in addition; moreover |
| 强调 (強調) | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement); to stress |
| 强烈 (強烈) | qiáng liè | strong; intense |
| 强大 (強大) | qiáng dà | big and strong; formidable; powerful |
See also: Japanese symbol for “reinforce”.
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.