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Chinese symbol for “conscientious”

认真
rèn zhēn
Traditional: 認真
conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously

The closest CC-CEDICT match for conscientious is 认真 (rèn zhēn), defined as: conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart.

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

认 rèn
to know, to recognize, to understand
radical 149 ⾔ · 4 strokes
真 zhēn
real, actual, true, genuine
radical 109 ⽬ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “conscientious”

WordPinyinMeaning
兢兢业业 (兢兢業業)jīng jīng yè yè(idiom) conscientious; assiduous
负责 (負責)fù zéto be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious
努力nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
郑重 (鄭重)zhèng zhòngserious; solemn
尽职 (盡職)jìn zhíto discharge one's duties; conscientious

Related words

Other words that share a character with 认真.

WordPinyinMeaning
认为 (認為)rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
认识 (認識)rèn shito know; to recognize
承认 (承認)chéng rènto admit; to concede
确认 (確認)què rènto confirm; to verify
认证 (認證)rèn zhèngto authenticate; to approve
真的zhēn dereally; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
真正zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed
真是zhēn shiindeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “conscientious”.

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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