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Chinese symbol for “tenacity”

韧劲
rèn jìn
Traditional: 韌勁
tenacity

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tenacity is 韧劲 (rèn jìn), defined as: tenacity.

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

韧 rèn
tough, strong; pliable
radical 178 ⾱ · 7 strokes
劲 jìn
strong, tough, unyielding; power, energy
radical 19 ⼒ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tenacity”

WordPinyinMeaning
犟劲 (犟勁)jiàng jìnobstinacy; tenacity

Related words

Other words that share a character with 韧劲.

WordPinyinMeaning
坚韧 (堅韌)jiān rèntough and durable; tenacious
韧性 (韌性)rèn xìngtoughness
韧带 (韌帶)rèn dàiligament
柔韧 (柔韌)róu rènpliable and tough; supple and strong
强韧 (強韌)qiáng rènresilient; tough and strong
坚韧不拔 (堅韌不拔)jiān rèn bù báfirm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
强劲 (強勁)qiáng jìngstrong; powerful
使劲 (使勁)shǐ jìnto exert all one's strength

See also: Japanese symbol for “tenacity”.

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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