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Chinese symbol for “soaring”

昂
áng
to lift; to raise; to raise one's head; high

The closest CC-CEDICT match for soaring is 昂 (áng), defined as: to lift; to raise; to raise one's head; high; high spirits; soaring.

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

昂 áng
to rise; proud, bold, upright
radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “soaring”

WordPinyinMeaning
高扬 (高揚)gāo yángheld high; elevated

Related words

Other words that share a character with 昂.

WordPinyinMeaning
昂贵 (昂貴)áng guìexpensive; costly
高昂gāo ángto hold (one's head) high; expensive
激昂jī ángimpassioned; worked up
昂扬 (昂揚)áng yángelated; high-spirited
昂首áng shǒuhead high; in high spirits
慷慨激昂kāng kǎi jī ángimpassioned; vehement

See also: Japanese symbol for “soaring”.

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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