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Chinese symbol for “calmness”

平常心
píng cháng xīn
levelheadedness; calmness; equanimity

The closest CC-CEDICT match for calmness is 平常心 (píng cháng xīn), defined as: levelheadedness; calmness; equanimity.

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

平 píng
flat, level, even; peaceful
radical 51 ⼲ · 5 strokes
常 cháng
common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly
radical 50 ⼱ · 11 strokes
心 xīn
heart; mind; soul
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 平常心.

WordPinyinMeaning
平台 (平臺)píng táiplatform; terrace
和平hé píngpeace; peaceful
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
平均píng jūnaverage; on average; evenly; in equal proportions
公平gōng píngfair; impartial
平等píng děngequal; equality
非常fēi chángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary
经常 (經常)jīng chángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core

See also: Japanese symbol for “calmness”.

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.