Chinese symbol for “willpower”
意志力
yì zhì lì
willpower
The closest CC-CEDICT match for willpower is 意志力 (yì zhì lì), defined as: willpower.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “willpower”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 意志 | yì zhì | will; willpower; determination |
| 毅力 | yì lì | perseverance; willpower |
| 定力 | dìng lì | ability to concentrate; willpower; resolve |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 意志力.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 意见 (意見) | yì jiàn | idea; opinion |
| 意思 | yì si | idea; opinion |
| 意义 (意義) | yì yì | sense; meaning |
| 愿意 (願意) | yuàn yì | to wish; to want |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree; to consent |
| 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade; (slang) homosexual |
| 杂志 (雜誌) | zá zhì | magazine; measure word: 本 (běn), 份 (fèn), 期 (qī) |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability; ability |
See also: Japanese symbol for “willpower”.
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.