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Chinese symbol for “vulnerable”

弱势
ruò shì
Traditional: 弱勢
vulnerable; weak

The closest CC-CEDICT match for vulnerable is 弱势 (ruò shì), defined as: vulnerable; weak.

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

弱 ruò
weak, fragile, delicate
radical 57 ⼸ · 10 strokes
势 shì
power, force; tendency, attitude
radical 19 ⼒ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “vulnerable”

WordPinyinMeaning
有局yǒu júvulnerable (in bridge)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 弱势.

WordPinyinMeaning
脆弱cuì ruòweak; frail
削弱xuē ruòto weaken; to impair
弱点 (弱點)ruò diǎnweak point; failing
减弱 (減弱)jiǎn ruòto weaken; to diminish
软弱 (軟弱)ruǎn ruòweak; feeble
优势 (優勢)yōu shìsuperiority; dominance
势力 (勢力)shì lipower; influence
趋势 (趨勢)qū shìtrend; tendency

See also: Japanese symbol for “vulnerable”.

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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