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Chinese symbol for “competency”

胜任能力
shèng rèn néng lì
Traditional: 勝任能力
competency

The closest CC-CEDICT match for competency is 胜任能力 (shèng rèn néng lì), defined as: competency.

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

胜 shèng
victory; to excel, to truimph
radical 130 ⾁ · 9 strokes
任 rèn
to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
能 néng
can, may; capable, full of energy
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes
力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 胜任能力.

WordPinyinMeaning
胜利 (勝利)shèng lìvictory; 个 (gè)
战胜 (戰勝)zhàn shèngto prevail over; to defeat
获胜 (獲勝)huò shèngto win
胜出 (勝出)shèng chūto come out on top; to win (in an election, contest etc)
胜过 (勝過)shèng guòto excel; to surpass
胜任 (勝任)shèng rènqualified; competent (professionally)
任何rèn héany; whatever; whichever
任务 (任務)rèn wumission; assignment; task; duty; role; 项 (xiàng)
可能kě néngmight (happen); possible
能力néng lìcapability; ability

See also: Japanese symbol for “competency”.

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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