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Chinese symbol for “chastity”

贞操
zhēn cāo
Traditional: 貞操
(usually of women) chastity; virginity; virtue; honor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chastity is 贞操 (zhēn cāo), defined as: (usually of women) chastity; virginity; virtue; honor; loyalty; moral integrity.

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

贞 zhēn
virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
radical 154 ⾙ · 6 strokes
操 cāo
to conduct, to manage, to run
radical 64 ⼿ · 16 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “chastity”

WordPinyinMeaning
贞洁 (貞潔)zhēn jiéchastity
贞节 (貞節)zhēn jiéchastity; virginity (of women)
节 (節)jiéjoint; node; (bound form) section; segment
童贞 (童貞)tóng zhēnvirginity; chastity

Related words

Other words that share a character with 贞操.

WordPinyinMeaning
忠贞 (忠貞)zhōng zhēnloyal and dependable
童贞 (童貞)tóng zhēnvirginity; chastity
贞洁 (貞潔)zhēn jiéchastity
坚贞 (堅貞)jiān zhēnfirm; unswerving
贞节 (貞節)zhēn jiéchastity; virginity (of women)
操作cāo zuòto work; to operate
操纵 (操縱)cāo zòngto operate; to control
操控cāo kòngto control; to manipulate

See also: Japanese symbol for “chastity”.

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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