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Chinese symbol for “resistance”

阻力
zǔ lì
resistance; drag

The closest CC-CEDICT match for resistance is 阻力 (zǔ lì), defined as: resistance; drag.

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

阻 zǔ
to hinder, to impede; to obstruct, to oppose
radical 170 ⾩ · 7 strokes
力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes

Other Chinese words for “resistance”

WordPinyinMeaning
抵抗力dǐ kàng lìresistance; immunity
抗性kàng xìngresistance; capability of resisting
抵制dǐ zhìto resist; to boycott
抵抗dǐ kàngto resist; resistance
耐受性nài shòu xìngtolerance (to heat, acid etc); resistance

Related words

Other words that share a character with 阻力.

WordPinyinMeaning
阻止zǔ zhǐto prevent; to block
阻碍 (阻礙)zǔ àito obstruct; to hinder
阻挡 (阻擋)zǔ dǎngto stop; to resist
阻挠 (阻撓)zǔ náoto thwart; to obstruct (sth)
受阻shòu zǔto be obstructed; to be hindered
能力néng lìcapability; ability
努力nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
力量lì liangpower; force; strength

See also: Japanese symbol for “resistance”.

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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