Chinese symbol for “rush”
闯
chuǎng
Traditional: 闖
to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rush is 闯 (chuǎng), defined as: to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “rush”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抢先 (搶先) | qiǎng xiān | to rush (to do sth urgent); to try to be the first |
| 湍 | tuān | to rush (of water) |
| 忙 | máng | busy; hurriedly |
| 灯心草 (燈心草) | dēng xīn cǎo | rush (botany); Juncaceae |
| 冲 (衝) | chōng | thoroughfare; to go straight ahead |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 闯.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 闯入 (闖入) | chuǎng rù | to intrude; to charge in |
| 闯进 (闖進) | chuǎng jìn | to burst in |
| 闯关 (闖關) | chuǎng guān | to crash through a barrier |
| 闯荡 (闖蕩) | chuǎng dàng | to leave home to make one's way in the world; to leave the life one knows to seek success |
| 闯红灯 (闖紅燈) | chuǎng hóng dēng | to run a red light; failing to stop at a red traffic light |
| 闯祸 (闖禍) | chuǎng huò | to cause an accident; to make trouble; to get into trouble |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rush”.
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.