Chinese symbol for “rigid”
僵
jiāng
rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rigid is 僵 (jiāng), defined as: rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse).
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
Other Chinese words for “rigid”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 死板 | sǐ bǎn | rigid; inflexible |
| 生硬 | shēng yìng | rigid; stiff; lacking naturalness or smoothness; awkward; forced |
| 死死 | sǐ sǐ | rigid; unwavering |
| 硬性 | yìng xìng | rigid; inflexible |
| 死 | sǐ | to die; impassable |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 僵.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 僵尸 (殭屍) | jiāng shī | gyonshi; jiang shi |
| 僵局 | jiāng jú | impasse; deadlock |
| 僵硬 | jiāng yìng | stiff; rigid |
| 僵化 | jiāng huà | to become rigid |
| 僵持 | jiāng chí | to be deadlocked |
| 冻僵 (凍僵) | dòng jiāng | frozen stiff; numb with cold |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rigid”.
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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