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Chinese symbol for “chivalry”

侠气
xiá qì
Traditional: 俠氣
chivalry

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chivalry is 侠气 (xiá qì), defined as: chivalry.

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

侠 xiá
chivalrous person; knight-errant
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes
气 qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “chivalry”

WordPinyinMeaning
侠义 (俠義)xiá yìchivalrous; chivalry

Related words

Other words that share a character with 侠气.

WordPinyinMeaning
武侠 (武俠)wǔ xiámartial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant
大侠 (大俠)dà xiáknight; swordsman
武侠小说 (武俠小說)wǔ xiá xiǎo shuōa martial arts (wuxia) novel
游侠 (遊俠)yóu xiáknight-errant
侠客 (俠客)xiá kèchivalrous person; knight-errant
独行侠 (獨行俠)dú xíng xiáloner; lone wolf
天气 (天氣)tiān qìweather
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; atmosphere

See also: Japanese symbol for “chivalry”.

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.