Chinese symbol for “taut”
紧绷
jǐn bēng
Traditional: 緊繃
to stretch taut; (of muscles etc) taut; strained; tense
The closest CC-CEDICT match for taut is 紧绷 (jǐn bēng), defined as: to stretch taut; (of muscles etc) taut; strained; tense.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “taut”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紧绷绷 (緊繃繃) | jǐn bēng bēng | tight; stretched; (face, lips) taut; strained |
| 觩 | qiú | bent upwards; taut |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 紧绷.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紧张 (緊張) | jǐn zhāng | nervous; keyed up |
| 紧急 (緊急) | jǐn jí | urgent; emergency |
| 赶紧 (趕緊) | gǎn jǐn | hurriedly; without delay |
| 紧密 (緊密) | jǐn mì | inseparably close |
| 抓紧 (抓緊) | zhuā jǐn | to keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to |
| 紧紧 (緊緊) | jǐn jǐn | closely; tightly |
| 绷带 (繃帶) | bēng dài | (loanword) bandage |
| 绷紧 (繃緊) | bēng jǐn | to stretch taut |
See also: Japanese symbol for “taut”.
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.