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Chinese symbol for “stress”

应力
yìng lì
Traditional: 應力
stress (physics)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stress is 应力 (yìng lì), defined as: stress (physics).

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

应 yìng
should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
radical 53 ⼴ · 7 strokes
力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “stress”

WordPinyinMeaning
讲求 (講求)jiǎng qiúto stress; to emphasize
重读 (重讀)zhòng dústress (on a syllable)
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
着重 (著重)zhuó zhòngto put emphasis on; to stress
应激反应 (應激反應)yìng jī fǎn yìng(physiological etc) stress

Related words

Other words that share a character with 应力.

WordPinyinMeaning
应该 (應該)yīng gāiought to; should; must
应用 (應用)yìng yòngto put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc)
反应 (反應)fǎn yìngto react; to respond
应当 (應當)yīng dāngshould; ought to
适应 (適應)shì yìngto adapt; to fit
相应 (相應)xiāng yìngto correspond; answering (one another)
能力néng lìcapability; ability
努力nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious

See also: Japanese symbol for “stress”.

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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