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Chinese symbol for “cavalier”

轻率
qīng shuài
Traditional: 輕率
cavalier; offhand; reckless

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cavalier is 轻率 (qīng shuài), defined as: cavalier; offhand; reckless.

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

轻 qīng
light, gentle; simple, easy
radical 159 ⾞ · 9 strokes
率 shuài
to command, to lead; rate, ratio, proportion
radical 95 ⽞ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “cavalier”

WordPinyinMeaning
骑士 (騎士)qí shìknight; cavalier; (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 轻率.

WordPinyinMeaning
年轻 (年輕)nián qīngyoung
年轻人 (年輕人)nián qīng rényoung people; youngster
轻松 (輕鬆)qīng sōnglight; gentle
轻易 (輕易)qīng yìeasy; simple; rashly; offhandedly
减轻 (減輕)jiǎn qīngto lighten; to ease
轻轻 (輕輕)qīng qīnglightly; softly
效率xiào lǜefficiency
频率 (頻率)pín lǜfrequency

See also: Japanese symbol for “cavalier”.

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.