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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “attempt”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 企图 (企圖) | qǐ tú | to attempt; to try |
| 图 (圖) | tú | diagram; picture |
| 试作 (試作) | shì zuò | to attempt; test run |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 试图.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 测试 (測試) | cè shì | to test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area) |
| 考试 (考試) | kǎo shì | to take an exam; exam |
| 尝试 (嘗試) | cháng shì | to try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it) |
| 试验 (試驗) | shì yàn | experiment; test |
| 面试 (面試) | miàn shì | to be interviewed (as a candidate); interview |
| 图片 (圖片) | tú piàn | picture; photograph; 张 (zhāng) |
| 地图 (地圖) | dì tú | map; 张 (zhāng),本 (běn) |
| 图书馆 (圖書館) | tú shū guǎn | library; 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.