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Chinese symbol for “shattering”

动魄
dòng pò
Traditional: 動魄
shocking; shattering

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shattering is 动魄 (dòng pò), defined as: shocking; shattering.

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

动 dòng
to move, to happen; movement, action
radical 19 ⼒ · 6 strokes
魄 pò
vigor, soul, body; the dark side of the moon
radical 194 ⿁ · 15 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 动魄.

WordPinyinMeaning
活动 (活動)huó dòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
运动 (運動)yùn dòngto move; to exercise
行动 (行動)xíng dòngoperation; action
动物 (動物)dòng wùanimal
推动 (推動)tuī dòngto push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
劳动 (勞動)láo dòngwork; toil
魄力pò lìcourage; daring
气魄 (氣魄)qì pòspirit; boldness

See also: Japanese symbol for “shattering”.

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.