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Chinese symbol for “ambitious”

有志气
yǒu zhì qì
Traditional: 有志氣
ambitious

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ambitious is 有志气 (yǒu zhì qì), defined as: ambitious.

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

有 yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
radical 74 ⽉ · 6 strokes
志 zhì
determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
radical 61 ⼼ · 7 strokes
气 qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “ambitious”

WordPinyinMeaning
雄心勃勃xióng xīn bó bóaggressive and grand (idiom); ambitious; pushy
远大 (遠大)yuǎn dàfar-reaching; broad
有雄心yǒu xióng xīnambitious
企图心 (企圖心)qǐ tú xīnambition; ambitious

Related words

Other words that share a character with 有志气.

WordPinyinMeaning
没有 (沒有)méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't
所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
还有 (還有)hái yǒuthere still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
只有zhǐ yǒuonly have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng gu
有人yǒu rénsomeone; people
有关 (有關)yǒu guānto have sth to do with; to relate to
同志tóng zhìcomrade; (slang) homosexual
杂志 (雜誌)zá zhìmagazine; measure word: 本 (běn), 份 (fèn), 期 (qī)
天气 (天氣)tiān qìweather

See also: Japanese symbol for “ambitious”.

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.