Chinese symbol for “stubborn”
强
jiàng
Traditional: 強
stubborn; unyielding
The closest CC-CEDICT match for stubborn is 强 (jiàng), defined as: stubborn; unyielding.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “stubborn”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顽固 (頑固) | wán gù | stubborn; obstinate |
| 拧 (擰) | nìng | stubborn |
| 倔强 (倔強) | jué jiàng | stubborn; obstinate; unbending |
| 拗 | niù | stubborn; perverse; contrary |
| 执拗 (執拗) | zhí niù | stubborn; willful; pigheaded; Taiwan pr. [zhi2ao4] |
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 “stubborn”.
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.