Chinese symbol for “tenacious”
顽强
wán qiáng
Traditional: 頑強
tenacious; hard to defeat
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tenacious is 顽强 (wán qiáng), defined as: tenacious; hard to defeat.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “tenacious”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坚韧 (堅韌) | jiān rèn | tough and durable; tenacious |
| 死死 | sǐ sǐ | rigid; unwavering |
| 坚忍 (堅忍) | jiān rěn | persevering; tenacious |
| 韧 (韌) | rèn | annealed; pliable but strong |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 顽强.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顽固 (頑固) | wán gù | stubborn; obstinate |
| 顽皮 (頑皮) | wán pí | naughty |
| 顽童 (頑童) | wán tóng | urchin |
| 顽疾 (頑疾) | wán jí | stubborn illness; chronic disease; (fig.) deep-seated problem; systemic issue |
| 顽劣 (頑劣) | wán liè | stubborn and obstreperous; naughty and mischievous |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tenacious”.
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.