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Chinese symbol for “sturdy”

强健
qiáng jiàn
Traditional: 強健
sturdy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sturdy is 强健 (qiáng jiàn), defined as: sturdy.

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
健 jiàn
strong, robust, healthy; strength
radical 9 ⼈ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sturdy”

WordPinyinMeaning
壮硕 (壯碩)zhuàng shuòsturdy; thick and strong
结 (結)jiéknot; sturdy
硬实 (硬實)yìng shísturdy; robust
劲 (勁)jìngstalwart; sturdy
扎实 (扎實)zhā shistrong; solid

Related words

Other words that share a character with 强健.

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
强化 (強化)qiáng huàto strengthen; to intensify
健康jiàn kānghealth; healthy
健全jiàn quánrobust; sound

See also: Japanese symbol for “sturdy”.

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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