Chinese symbol for “ascetic”
清心寡欲
qīng xīn guǎ yù
Traditional: 清心寡慾
(idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence; abstemious; ascetic
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ascetic is 清心寡欲 (qīng xīn guǎ yù), defined as: (idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence; abstemious; ascetic.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 清心寡欲.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 清楚 | qīng chu | clear; distinct |
| 清理 | qīng lǐ | to clear up; to tidy up |
| 清晰 | qīng xī | clear; distinct |
| 高清 | gāo qīng | high definition (television etc); high fidelity (audio) |
| 清洁 (清潔) | qīng jié | clean; to clean |
| 清醒 | qīng xǐng | clear-headed; sober |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center; heart; core |
| 担心 (擔心) | dān xīn | anxious; worried |
| 寡妇 (寡婦) | guǎ fu | widow |
| 欲望 (慾望) | yù wàng | desire; longing; appetite; craving |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ascetic”.
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.