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Chinese symbol for “competitive”

竞相
jìng xiāng
Traditional: 競相
competitive; eagerly; to vie

The closest CC-CEDICT match for competitive is 竞相 (jìng xiāng), defined as: competitive; eagerly; to vie.

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

竞 jìng
to compete, to contend, to vie
radical 117 ⽴ · 10 strokes
相 xiāng
mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
radical 109 ⽬ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “competitive”

WordPinyinMeaning
竞争性 (競爭性)jìng zhēng xìngcompetitive
争强好胜 (爭強好勝)zhēng qiáng hào shèngcompetitive; ambitious and aggressive
竞技性 (競技性)jìng jì xìngcompetitive
好胜 (好勝)hào shèngeager to win; competitive

Related words

Other words that share a character with 竞相.

WordPinyinMeaning
竞争 (競爭)jìng zhēngto compete; competition
竞选 (競選)jìng xuǎnto take part in an election; to run for office
竞赛 (競賽)jìng sàito compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race
竞争力 (競爭力)jìng zhēng lìcompetitive strength; competitiveness
竞技 (競技)jìng jìcompetition of skill (e.g. sports); athletics tournament
竞争对手 (競爭對手)jìng zhēng duì shǒurival; competitor
相关 (相關)xiāng guānrelated; relevant
相信xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true

See also: Japanese symbol for “competitive”.

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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