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Chinese symbol for “resolutely”

狠狠
hěn hěn
resolutely; firmly; ferociously; ruthlessly

The closest CC-CEDICT match for resolutely is 狠狠 (hěn hěn), defined as: resolutely; firmly; ferociously; ruthlessly.

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

狠 hěn
vicious, fierce, cruel
radical 94 ⽝ · 9 strokes
狠
狠 hěn
vicious, fierce, cruel
radical 94 ⽝ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “resolutely”

WordPinyinMeaning
硬yìnghard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm
毅然yì ránfirmly; resolutely
毅然决然 (毅然決然)yì rán jué ránwithout hesitation; resolutely

Related words

Other words that share a character with 狠狠.

WordPinyinMeaning
凶狠 (兇狠)xiōng hěnvariant of 凶狠 (xiōng hěn)
狠心hěn xīncallous; heartless; to resolve (to do sth)
狠毒hěn dúvicious; malicious
心狠手辣xīn hěn shǒu là(idiom) vicious; merciless

See also: Japanese symbol for “resolutely”.

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.