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Chinese symbol for “stiff”

僵硬
jiāng yìng
stiff; rigid

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stiff is 僵硬 (jiāng yìng), defined as: stiff; rigid.

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

僵 jiāng
still, stiff, motionless
radical 9 ⼈ · 15 strokes
硬 yìng
firm, hard, strong; obstinate
radical 112 ⽯ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “stiff”

WordPinyinMeaning
刻板kè bǎnstiff; inflexible
硬yìnghard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm
呆板dāi bǎnstiff; inflexible
硬生生yìng shēng shēngstiff; rigid
僵直jiāng zhístiff; rigid

Related words

Other words that share a character with 僵硬.

WordPinyinMeaning
僵尸 (殭屍)jiāng shīgyonshi; jiang shi
僵局jiāng júimpasse; deadlock
僵化jiāng huàto become rigid
僵持jiāng chíto be deadlocked
冻僵 (凍僵)dòng jiāngfrozen stiff; numb with cold
硬件yìng jiànhardware
硬币 (硬幣)yìng bìcoin; measure word: 枚 (méi)
强硬 (強硬)qiáng yìngtough; unyielding

See also: Japanese symbol for “stiff”.

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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