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Chinese symbol for “action”

行为
xíng wéi
Traditional: 行為
action; conduct; behavior; activity

The closest CC-CEDICT match for action is 行为 (xíng wéi), defined as: action; conduct; behavior; activity.

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

行 xíng
to go, to walk, to move; professional
radical 144 ⾏ · 6 strokes
为 wéi
to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
radical 3 ⼂ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “action”

WordPinyinMeaning
动作 (動作)dòng zuòmovement; motion; action; to act; to move
行动 (行動)xíng dòngoperation; action
作用zuò yòngto act on; to affect; action; function; activity
举动 (舉動)jǔ dòngact; action
行事xíng shìto execute; to handle

Related words

Other words that share a character with 行为.

WordPinyinMeaning
进行 (進行)jìn xíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
举行 (舉行)jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
行动 (行動)xíng dòngoperation; action
行政xíng zhèngadministration; (attributive) administrative; executive
银行 (銀行)yín hángbank; measure word: 家 (jiā), 个 (gè)
因为 (因為)yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
成为 (成為)chéng wéito become; to turn into
认为 (認為)rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel

See also: Japanese symbol for “action”.

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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