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Chinese symbol for “resilient”

强韧
qiáng rèn
Traditional: 強韌
resilient; tough and strong

The closest CC-CEDICT match for resilient is 强韧 (qiáng rèn), defined as: resilient; tough and strong.

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Characters and stroke order

强 qiáng
strong, powerful, energetic
radical 57 ⼸ · 12 strokes
韧 rèn
tough, strong; pliable
radical 178 ⾱ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “resilient”

WordPinyinMeaning
欺霜傲雪qī shuāng ào xuě(lit.) cold-resistant (idiom); (fig.) remaining strong in harsh conditions; resilient; unyielding

Related words

Other words that share a character with 强韧.

WordPinyinMeaning
加强 (加強)jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
强烈 (強烈)qiáng lièstrong; intense
强大 (強大)qiáng dàbig and strong; formidable; powerful
增强 (增強)zēng qiángto increase; to strengthen
强化 (強化)qiáng huàto strengthen; to intensify
坚韧 (堅韌)jiān rèntough and durable; tenacious
韧性 (韌性)rèn xìngtoughness

See also: Japanese symbol for “resilient”.

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.