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女強人 is the best way to say “strong woman” or “strong and independent woman” in Chinese.
Grammar in China is a bit different, so these three characters literally read as “female strength person” or “woman strong person.” This might sound funny in English, but this is a natural-sounding title in Chinese.
This “strong” character means “to strengthen” or robust. This brings images of a muscle-bound hulk of a weight lifter or bodybuilder to an Asian person who sees this character.
Note that in Korean and Japanese, this character is normally part of compound words, and is not seen alone too often.
Note that the this character was simplified in Japan after WWII (also simplified in mainland China but not for calligraphy). If you want the modern Japanese/simplified version, please click on the Kanji shown to the right.
鉄心石腸 is a Japanese proverb that suggests you should have the inner-strength and will as hard and steadfast as iron.
It's the Japanese way of saying, “stay strong.” This is an especially uplifting thing to say to a person in distress or recovering from a disaster. It's kind of the survivor's creed.
If you literally translate this, it means “iron will, stone guts” or “iron heart, rock-hard bowels.”
自強 is the kind of inner strength that applies to a person who has will-power and can inspire themselves to do great things.
自強 can also be the creed of a person that always pursues self-improvement.
Other translations: self-strengthening, striving for improvement, self-improvement, striving to become stronger, and self-renewal.
迫力 is a Chinese word that is a form of personal strength.
It is a word that describes a person who is willing to take a risk. In English, we might say, “Someone with guts.”
An example might be a person that is not rich but invests a lot of money into something (knowing they could double their money or lose it all). Win or lose, this is a person that knows or pushes their potential.
Tearing this word apart, the first character means “to compel,” urgent, urge, force, imminent, or “spur on.” The second means power, strong, bear, or exert.
Note: 迫力 is also a word in Japanese Kanji and Korean Hanja but with a meaning more like force, intensity, appeal, strength, impact, force, or simply power.
Persistence to overcome all challenges
百折不撓 is a Chinese proverb that means “Be undaunted in the face of repeated setbacks.”
More directly translated, it reads, “[Overcome] a hundred setbacks, without flinching.” 百折不撓 is of Chinese origin but is commonly used in Japanese and somewhat in Korean (same characters, different pronunciation).
This proverb comes from a long, and occasionally tragic story of a man that lived sometime around 25-220 AD. His name was Qiao Xuan, and he never stooped to flattery but remained an upright person at all times. He fought to expose the corruption of higher-level government officials at great risk to himself.
Then when he was at a higher level in the Imperial Court, bandits were regularly capturing hostages and demanding ransoms. But when his own son was captured, he was so focused on his duty to the Emperor and the common good that he sent a platoon of soldiers to raid the bandits' hideout, and stop them once and for all even at the risk of his own son's life. While all of the bandits were arrested in the raid, they killed Qiao Xuan's son at first sight of the raiding soldiers.
Near the end of his career, a new Emperor came to power, and Qiao Xuan reported to him that one of his ministers was bullying the people and extorting money from them. The new Emperor refused to listen to Qiao Xuan and even promoted the corrupt Minister. Qiao Xuan was so disgusted that in protest, he resigned from his post as minister (something almost never done) and left for his home village.
His tombstone reads “Bai Zhe Bu Nao” which is now a proverb used in Chinese culture to describe a person of strong will who puts up stubborn resistance against great odds.
My Chinese-English dictionary defines these 4 characters as “keep on fighting despite all setbacks,” “be undaunted by repeated setbacks,” and “be indomitable.”
Our translator says it can mean “never give up” in modern Chinese.
Although the first two characters are translated correctly as “repeated setbacks,” the literal meaning is “100 setbacks” or “a rope that breaks 100 times.” The last two characters can mean “do not yield” or “do not give up.”
Most Chinese, Japanese, and Korean people will not take this absolutely literal meaning but will instead understand it as the title suggests above. If you want a single big word definition, it would be indefatigability, indomitableness, persistence, or unyielding.
See Also: Tenacity | Fortitude | Strength | Perseverance | Persistence
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your strong person search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
硬 see styles |
yìng ying4 ying kou / ko こう |
hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial hardness; (given name) Katashi Hard, obstinate. |
健者 see styles |
shitatakamono したたかもの |
(1) strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; wily fox; desperate character; formidable woman; (2) strong man; brave man |
厲害 厉害 see styles |
lì hai li4 hai5 li hai |
(used to describe sb or something that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent |
大牌 see styles |
dà pái da4 pai2 ta p`ai ta pai |
strong card; honor card (card games); very popular or successful person; self-important |
好漢 好汉 see styles |
hǎo hàn hao3 han4 hao han koukan / kokan こうかん |
hero; strong and courageous person; CL:條|条[tiao2] fine fellow |
弁慶 see styles |
benkei / benke べんけい |
(1) strong person; person putting on a brave front; (2) bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); (3) (abbreviation) checks; plaid; checked pattern; (surname, given name) Benkei |
強者 强者 see styles |
qiáng zhě qiang2 zhe3 ch`iang che chiang che kyousha / kyosha きょうしゃ |
(ant: 弱者) strong person; the strong; the powerful the strong |
情強 see styles |
joukyou / jokyo じょうきょう |
(slang) (abbreviation) (See 情報強者) (ant: 情弱・2) person strong at collecting and using information |
辨慶 see styles |
benkei / benke べんけい |
(out-dated kanji) (1) strong person; person putting on a brave front; (2) bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); (3) (abbreviation) checks; plaid; checked pattern |
つわ者 see styles |
tsuwamono つわもの |
(1) (kana only) warrior; soldier; (2) (kana only) courageous person; strong person |
健か者 see styles |
shitatakamono したたかもの |
(1) strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; wily fox; desperate character; formidable woman; (2) strong man; brave man |
剛の者 see styles |
gounomono / gonomono ごうのもの kounomono / konomono こうのもの |
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) very strong person; brave warrior; veteran |
好選手 see styles |
kousenshu / kosenshu こうせんしゅ |
strong or skillful person; good player |
強か者 see styles |
shitatakamono したたかもの |
(1) strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; wily fox; desperate character; formidable woman; (2) strong man; brave man |
強の者 see styles |
gounomono / gonomono ごうのもの kounomono / konomono こうのもの |
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) very strong person; brave warrior; veteran |
臭豆腐 see styles |
chòu dòu fu chou4 dou4 fu5 ch`ou tou fu chou tou fu choudoufu / chodofu チョウドウフ |
stinky tofu; strong-smelling preserved beancurd; fig. rough exterior but lovable person fermented tofu (chi: chòudòufu); stinky tofu; smelly tofu |
豪の者 see styles |
gounomono / gonomono ごうのもの kounomono / konomono こうのもの |
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) very strong person; brave warrior; veteran |
重口味 see styles |
zhòng kǒu wèi zhong4 kou3 wei4 chung k`ou wei chung kou wei |
strong flavor (spicy, salty etc); (of food) strongly flavored; (of a person) having a preference for strong flavors; (slang) intense; hardcore |
情報強者 see styles |
jouhoukyousha / johokyosha じょうほうきょうしゃ |
person strong at collecting and using information |
気骨稜々 see styles |
kikotsuryouryou / kikotsuryoryo きこつりょうりょう |
(adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) (a person with) strong moral fiber (backbone, determination) |
気骨稜稜 see styles |
kikotsuryouryou / kikotsuryoryo きこつりょうりょう |
(adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) (a person with) strong moral fiber (backbone, determination) |
虛不受補 虚不受补 see styles |
xū bù shòu bǔ xu1 bu4 shou4 bu3 hsü pu shou pu |
a person who is in poor health cannot handle something so strong as a tonic |
鬼の霍乱 see styles |
oninokakuran おにのかくらん |
(exp,n) person of strong constitution unexpectedly falling ill; sickness of a stout man; the devil getting sunstroke |
いごっそう see styles |
igossou / igosso いごっそう |
(tsb:) stubborn person; strong-minded person; obstinate person |
したたか者 see styles |
shitatakamono したたかもの |
(1) strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; wily fox; desperate character; formidable woman; (2) strong man; brave man |
Variations: |
gouwan / gowan ごうわん |
(1) strong arm; stout arm; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person |
Variations: |
tsuwamono つわもの |
(1) (kana only) warrior; soldier; (2) (kana only) (See 強者・きょうしゃ) courageous person; strong person |
Variations: |
kyougou / kyogo きょうごう |
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team |
Variations: |
kikotsuryouryou / kikotsuryoryo きこつりょうりょう |
(adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) (a person with) strong moral fiber (backbone, determination) |
Variations: |
gounomono; kounomono(ok) / gonomono; konomono(ok) ごうのもの; こうのもの(ok) |
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Strong Woman | 女強人 女强人 | nǚ qiáng rén nv3 qiang2 ren2 nv qiang ren nvqiangren | nü ch`iang jen nüchiangjen nü chiang jen |
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Strong Robust | 壯 壮 | sou / so | zhuàng / zhuang4 / zhuang | chuang |
Stay Strong Iron Will | 鉄心石腸 | tesshin sekichou tesshinsekichou teshin sekicho | ||
Inner Strength Self-Improvement | 自強 自强 | zì qiáng / zi4 qiang2 / zi qiang / ziqiang | tzu ch`iang / tzuchiang / tzu chiang | |
True Love | 屋烏の愛 | okuunoai / okunoai | ||
Gutsy Daring Bold | 迫力 | hakuryoku | pò lì / po4 li4 / po li / poli | p`o li / poli / po li |
Undaunted After Repeated Setbacks | 百折不撓 百折不挠 | hyaku setsu su tou hyakusetsusutou hyaku setsu su to | bǎi zhé bù náo bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2 bai zhe bu nao baizhebunao | pai che pu nao paichepunao |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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