Chinese symbol for “attitude”
心态
xīn tài
Traditional: 心態
attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality
The closest CC-CEDICT match for attitude is 心态 (xīn tài), defined as: attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality.
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 “attitude”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 姿态 (姿態) | zī tài | attitude; posture |
| 架势 (架勢) | jià shi | attitude; position (on an issue etc) |
| 态度 (態度) | tài du | manner; bearing |
| 定势 (定勢) | dìng shì | attitude; mindset |
| 态 (態) | tài | (bound form); appearance |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 心态.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 核心 | hé xīn | core; nucleus |
| 开心 (開心) | kāi xīn | to feel happy; to rejoice |
| 心里 (心裡) | xīn li | chest; heart; mind |
| 状态 (狀態) | zhuàng tài | condition; state; state of affairs |
| 态度 (態度) | tài du | manner; bearing |
See also: Japanese symbol for “attitude”.
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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