Chinese symbol for “ambition”
野心
yě xīn
ambition; wild schemes; careerism
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ambition is 野心 (yě xīn), defined as: ambition; wild schemes; careerism.
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
Other Chinese words for “ambition”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 志向 | zhì xiàng | ambition; goal |
| 志气 (志氣) | zhì qì | ambition; resolve |
| 上进心 (上進心) | shàng jìn xīn | ambition; desire for self-improvement |
| 企图心 (企圖心) | qǐ tú xīn | ambition; ambitious |
| 志 | zhì | aspiration; ambition |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 野心.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野生 | yě shēng | (of animals, plants etc) wild |
| 野蛮 (野蠻) | yě mán | barbarous; uncivilized |
| 视野 (視野) | shì yě | field of view; (fig.) outlook; perspective |
| 野兽 (野獸) | yě shòu | beast; wild animal |
| 野外 | yě wài | countryside; areas outside the city |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center; heart; core |
| 担心 (擔心) | dān xīn | anxious; worried |
| 关心 (關心) | guān xīn | to be concerned about; to care about |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ambition”.
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.