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Chinese symbol for “activism”

行动主义
xíng dòng zhǔ yì
Traditional: 行動主義
activism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for activism is 行动主义 (xíng dòng zhǔ yì), defined as: activism.

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
动 dòng
to move, to happen; movement, action
radical 19 ⼒ · 6 strokes
主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes
义 yì
right conduct, propriety; justice
radical 3 ⼂ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 行动主义.

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)
行为 (行為)xíng wéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity
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)
活动 (活動)huó dòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
运动 (運動)yùn dòngto move; to exercise
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning

See also: Japanese symbol for “activism”.

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.