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Chinese symbol for “candid”

干脆
gān cuì
Traditional: 乾脆
candid; direct and to the point; simply; just

The closest CC-CEDICT match for candid is 干脆 (gān cuì), defined as: candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well.

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

干 gān
arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
radical 51 ⼲ · 3 strokes
脆 cuì
fragile, frail; brittle, crisp
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “candid”

WordPinyinMeaning
坦诚 (坦誠)tǎn chéngcandid; frank
直率zhí shuàicandid; frank
坦率tǎn shuàifrank; candid; straightforward
耿直gěng zhíhonest; frank; candid
爽朗shuǎng lǎngclear and bright (of weather); straightforward

Related words

Other words that share a character with 干脆.

WordPinyinMeaning
干部 (幹部)gàn bùcadre; official
干净 (乾淨)gān jìngclean; neat
干嘛 (幹嘛)gàn máwhat are you doing?; whatever for?
若干ruò gāna certain number or amount; how many?
干扰 (干擾)gān rǎoto disturb; to interfere
干涉gān shèto interfere; to meddle
脆弱cuì ruòweak; frail
清脆qīng cuìsharp and clear; crisp

See also: Japanese symbol for “candid”.

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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