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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “candid”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坦诚 (坦誠) | tǎn chéng | candid; frank |
| 直率 | zhí shuài | candid; frank |
| 坦率 | tǎn shuài | frank; candid; straightforward |
| 耿直 | gěng zhí | honest; frank; candid |
| 爽朗 | shuǎng lǎng | clear and bright (of weather); straightforward |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 干脆.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 干部 (幹部) | gàn bù | cadre; official |
| 干净 (乾淨) | gān jìng | clean; neat |
| 干嘛 (幹嘛) | gàn má | what are you doing?; whatever for? |
| 若干 | ruò gān | a certain number or amount; how many? |
| 干扰 (干擾) | gān rǎo | to disturb; to interfere |
| 干涉 | gān shè | to interfere; to meddle |
| 脆弱 | cuì ruò | weak; frail |
| 清脆 | qīng cuì | sharp 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.