Chinese symbol for “carefully”
蹴
cù
carefully; to kick; to tread on; to stamp
The closest CC-CEDICT match for carefully is 蹴 (cù), defined as: carefully; to kick; to tread on; to stamp.
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
Other Chinese words for “carefully”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 审 (審) | shěn | to examine; to investigate |
| 好好 | hǎo hǎo | in perfectly good condition; perfectly all right; well; thoroughly; carefully; properly |
| 密切 | mì qiè | close; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc) |
| 上心 | shàng xīn | carefully; meticulously |
| 踧 | cù | carefully; level |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蹴.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一蹴而就 | yī cù ér jiù | to get there in one step (idiom); easily done; success at a stroke |
| 蹴鞠 | cù jū | cuju, ancient Chinese football (soccer) |
| 一蹴即至 | yī cù jí zhì | lit. to get there in one step (idiom); fig. easily done |
| 一蹴可几 (一蹴可幾) | yī cù kě jī | to succeed at the first try (idiom); easy as pie |
| 一蹴而得 | yī cù ér dé | see 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù) |
| 一蹴而成 | yī cù ér chéng | see 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “carefully”.
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.