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Chinese symbol for “strengthen”

强化
qiáng huà
Traditional: 強化
to strengthen; to intensify

The closest CC-CEDICT match for strengthen is 强化 (qiáng huà), defined as: to strengthen; to intensify.

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

强 qiáng
strong, powerful, energetic
radical 57 ⼸ · 12 strokes
化 huà
to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
radical 21 ⼔ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “strengthen”

WordPinyinMeaning
壮大 (壯大)zhuàng dàto strengthen; to build up; to grow strong and large
壮 (壯)zhuàngto strengthen; strong
加强 (加強)jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
走强 (走強)zǒu qiáng(of a currency, price etc) to strengthen; to be on the rise
巩固 (鞏固)gǒng gùto consolidate; to strengthen; firm; solid; stable

Related words

Other words that share a character with 强化.

WordPinyinMeaning
加强 (加強)jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
强烈 (強烈)qiáng lièstrong; intense
强大 (強大)qiáng dàbig and strong; formidable; powerful
增强 (增強)zēng qiángto increase; to strengthen
文化wén huàculture; civilization
变化 (變化)biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
现代化 (現代化)xiàn dài huàmodernization; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “strengthen”.

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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