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Chinese symbol for “violent”

强暴
qiáng bào
Traditional: 強暴
violent; to rape

The closest CC-CEDICT match for violent is 强暴 (qiáng bào), defined as: violent; to rape.

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
暴 bào
violent, brutal, tyrannical
radical 72 ⽇ · 15 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “violent”

WordPinyinMeaning
剧烈 (劇烈)jù lièviolent; acute; severe; fierce
凶悍 (兇悍)xiōng hànviolent; fierce and tough
猛烈měng lièfierce; violent; vigorous; intense
强 (強)qiángstrong; powerful
暴烈bào lièviolent; fierce

Related words

Other words that share a character with 强暴.

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
暴力bào lìviolence; force
风暴 (風暴)fēng bàostorm; violent commotion

See also: Japanese symbol for “violent”.

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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