Chinese symbol for “conceited”
自负
zì fù
Traditional: 自負
conceited; to take responsibility
The closest CC-CEDICT match for conceited is 自负 (zì fù), defined as: conceited; to take responsibility.
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 “conceited”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骄傲 (驕傲) | jiāo ào | pride; arrogance |
| 臭美 | chòu měi | greatly pleased with oneself; vain; conceited (used as an insult or teasingly) |
| 自恃 | zì shì | self-esteem; self-reliance |
| 矜贵 (矜貴) | jīn guì | high-born; noble |
| 恣睢 | zì suī | (literary) reckless; unbridled |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 自负.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 自由 | zì yóu | freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted |
| 来自 (來自) | lái zì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 自然 | zì rán | nature; natural |
| 自动 (自動) | zì dòng | automatic; voluntarily |
| 自身 | zì shēn | itself; oneself |
| 负责 (負責) | fù zé | to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious |
| 负责人 (負責人) | fù zé rén | person in charge |
See also: Japanese symbol for “conceited”.
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.