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Chinese symbol for “substantial”

雄厚
xióng hòu
substantial; robust; ample; abundant

The closest CC-CEDICT match for substantial is 雄厚 (xióng hòu), defined as: substantial; robust; ample; abundant.

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

雄 xióng
alpha male, hero; manly
radical 172 ⾫ · 12 strokes
厚 hòu
generous; substantial; deep (as a friendship)
radical 27 ⼚ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “substantial”

WordPinyinMeaning
丰硕 (豐碩)fēng shuòplentiful; substantial; rich (in resources etc)
不菲bù fěi(of a price, expense, income etc.) considerable; substantial
充实 (充實)chōng shírich; full
实惠 (實惠)shí huìtangible benefit; material advantages
硬yìnghard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm

Related words

Other words that share a character with 雄厚.

WordPinyinMeaning
英雄yīng xiónghero; 个 (gè)
雄性xióng xìngmale
雄心xióng xīngreat ambition; lofty aspiration
雄伟 (雄偉)xióng wěigrand; imposing
雄风 (雄風)xióng fēngvigor; virility
浓厚 (濃厚)nóng hòudense; thick (fog, clouds etc)
深厚shēn hòudeep; profound
厚度hòu dùthickness

See also: Japanese symbol for “substantial”.

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.