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Chinese symbol for “bearing”

举止
jǔ zhǐ
Traditional: 舉止
bearing; manner; mien

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bearing is 举止 (jǔ zhǐ), defined as: bearing; manner; mien.

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

举 jǔ
to raise; to recommend; to praise
radical 3 ⼂ · 9 strokes
止 zhǐ
to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist
radical 77 ⽌ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “bearing”

WordPinyinMeaning
轴承 (軸承)zhóu chéng(mechanical) bearing
气度 (氣度)qì dùbearing; manner
仪态 (儀態)yí tàibearing; deportment
态度 (態度)tài dumanner; bearing
体态 (體態)tǐ tàifigure; physique; bearing; carriage

Related words

Other words that share a character with 举止.

WordPinyinMeaning
举行 (舉行)jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
选举 (選舉)xuǎn jǔto elect; election
举办 (舉辦)jǔ bànto conduct; to hold (an event)
举报 (舉報)jǔ bàoto report (malefactors to the police); to denounce
举动 (舉動)jǔ dòngact; action
举措 (舉措)jǔ cuòmove; act; measure
停止tíng zhǐto stop; to halt; to cease
禁止jìn zhǐto prohibit; to forbid

See also: Japanese symbol for “bearing”.

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.