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Chinese symbol for “adept”

娴熟
xián shú
Traditional: 嫻熟
adept; skilled

The closest CC-CEDICT match for adept is 娴熟 (xián shú), defined as: adept; skilled.

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

娴 xián
elegant, refined, skillful
radical 38 ⼥ · 10 strokes
熟 shú
well-cooked; ripe, mature; familiar with
radical 86 ⽕ · 15 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “adept”

WordPinyinMeaning
内行 (內行)nèi hángexpert; adept

Related words

Other words that share a character with 娴熟.

WordPinyinMeaning
娴静 (嫻靜)xián jìnggentle and refined
娴雅 (嫻雅)xián yǎrefined; graceful
娴淑 (嫻淑)xián shūladylike
成熟chéng shúmature; ripe; to mature; to ripen
熟悉shú xīto be familiar with; to know well
熟练 (熟練)shú liànpracticed; proficient
熟知shú zhīto be well acquainted with
熟人shú rénacquaintance; friend

See also: Japanese symbol for “adept”.

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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