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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “strengthen”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 壮大 (壯大) | zhuàng dà | to strengthen; to build up; to grow strong and large |
| 壮 (壯) | zhuàng | to strengthen; strong |
| 加强 (加強) | jiā qiáng | to 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 gù | to consolidate; to strengthen; firm; solid; stable |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 强化.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加强 (加強) | jiā qiáng | to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance |
| 强调 (強調) | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement); to stress |
| 强烈 (強烈) | qiáng liè | strong; intense |
| 强大 (強大) | qiáng dà | big and strong; formidable; powerful |
| 增强 (增強) | zēng qiáng | to increase; to strengthen |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture; civilization |
| 变化 (變化) | biàn huà | (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation |
| 现代化 (現代化) | xiàn dài huà | modernization; 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.