Chinese symbol for “strong”
强
qiáng
Traditional: 強
strong; powerful; better; slightly more than
The closest CC-CEDICT match for strong is 强 (qiáng), defined as: strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; violent.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “strong”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 强烈 (強烈) | qiáng liè | strong; intense |
| 喷 (噴) | pèn | (of a smell) strong; peak season (of a crop) |
| 强势 (強勢) | qiáng shì | strong; powerful |
| 强劲 (強勁) | qiáng jìng | strong; powerful |
| 扎实 (扎實) | zhā shi | strong; solid |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 强.
| 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 |
| 强化 (強化) | qiáng huà | to strengthen; to intensify |
See also: Japanese symbol for “strong”.
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.