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Chinese symbol for “attempt”

试图
shì tú
Traditional: 試圖
to attempt; to try

The closest CC-CEDICT match for attempt is 试图 (shì tú), defined as: to attempt; to try.

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

试 shì
to try, to experiment; exam, test
radical 149 ⾔ · 8 strokes
图 tú
diagram, chart, map, picture; to plan
radical 31 ⼞ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “attempt”

WordPinyinMeaning
企图 (企圖)qǐ túto attempt; to try
图 (圖)túdiagram; picture
试作 (試作)shì zuòto attempt; test run

Related words

Other words that share a character with 试图.

WordPinyinMeaning
测试 (測試)cè shìto test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area)
考试 (考試)kǎo shìto take an exam; exam
尝试 (嘗試)cháng shìto try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it)
试验 (試驗)shì yànexperiment; test
面试 (面試)miàn shìto be interviewed (as a candidate); interview
图片 (圖片)tú piànpicture; photograph; 张 (zhāng)
地图 (地圖)dì túmap; 张 (zhāng),本 (běn)
图书馆 (圖書館)tú shū guǎnlibrary; measure word: 家 (jiā), 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “attempt”.

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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