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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “chastity”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 贞洁 (貞潔) | zhēn jié | chastity |
| 贞节 (貞節) | zhēn jié | chastity; virginity (of women) |
| 节 (節) | jié | joint; node; (bound form) section; segment |
| 童贞 (童貞) | tóng zhēn | virginity; chastity |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 贞操.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忠贞 (忠貞) | zhōng zhēn | loyal and dependable |
| 童贞 (童貞) | tóng zhēn | virginity; chastity |
| 贞洁 (貞潔) | zhēn jié | chastity |
| 坚贞 (堅貞) | jiān zhēn | firm; unswerving |
| 贞节 (貞節) | zhēn jié | chastity; virginity (of women) |
| 操作 | cāo zuò | to work; to operate |
| 操纵 (操縱) | cāo zòng | to operate; to control |
| 操控 | cāo kòng | to 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.