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Chinese symbol for “caring”

知心
zhī xīn
caring; intimate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for caring is 知心 (zhī xīn), defined as: caring; intimate.

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

知 zhī
to know, to perceive, to comprehend
radical 111 ⽮ · 8 strokes
心 xīn
heart; mind; soul
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “caring”

WordPinyinMeaning
深情款款shēn qíng kuǎn kuǎnloving; caring

Related words

Other words that share a character with 知心.

WordPinyinMeaning
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
知识 (知識)zhī shiknowledge; 门 (mén)
通知tōng zhīto notify; to inform
不知bù zhīnot to know; unaware
知名zhī míngwell-known; famous
得知dé zhīto find out; to learn of
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
担心 (擔心)dān xīnanxious; worried

See also: Japanese symbol for “caring”.

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.