Chinese symbol for “resolute”
断然
duàn rán
Traditional: 斷然
resolute; definitive; categorically; absolutely
The closest CC-CEDICT match for resolute is 断然 (duàn rán), defined as: resolute; definitive; categorically; absolutely.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “resolute”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坚决 (堅決) | jiān jué | firm; resolute; determined |
| 刚毅 (剛毅) | gāng yì | resolute; steadfast |
| 亹 | wěi | resolute |
| 果 | guǒ | fruit; result |
| 坚定 (堅定) | jiān dìng | firm; steady |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 断然.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不断 (不斷) | bù duàn | unceasing; uninterrupted |
| 判断 (判斷) | pàn duàn | to judge; to determine; judgment |
| 垄断 (壟斷) | lǒng duàn | to monopolize |
| 中断 (中斷) | zhōng duàn | to cut short; to break off |
| 诊断 (診斷) | zhěn duàn | to diagnose |
| 切断 (切斷) | qiē duàn | to cut off; to sever |
| 虽然 (雖然) | suī rán | although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) |
| 然后 (然後) | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards |
See also: Japanese symbol for “resolute”.
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.