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Chinese symbol for “wrest”

夺得
duó dé
Traditional: 奪得
to take (after a struggle); to wrest; to seize; to capture

The closest CC-CEDICT match for wrest is 夺得 (duó dé), defined as: to take (after a struggle); to wrest; to seize; to capture; to win (a trophy).

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

夺 duó
to rob, to snatch, to take by force
radical 37 ⼤ · 6 strokes
得 dé
to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
radical 60 ⼻ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 夺得.

WordPinyinMeaning
剥夺 (剝奪)bō duóto deprive; to expropriate
争夺 (爭奪)zhēng duóto fight over; to contest
夺取 (奪取)duó qǔto seize; to capture
掠夺 (掠奪)lüè duóto plunder; to rob
夺冠 (奪冠)duó guànto seize the crown; fig. to win a championship
觉得 (覺得)jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
获得 (獲得)huò déto obtain; to receive; to get
得到dé dàoto get; to obtain; to receive

See also: Japanese symbol for “wrest”.

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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