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Chinese symbol for “consider”

认为
rèn wéi
Traditional: 認為
to believe; to think; to consider; to feel

The closest CC-CEDICT match for consider is 认为 (rèn wéi), defined as: to believe; to think; to consider; to feel.

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
为 wéi
to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
radical 3 ⼂ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “consider”

WordPinyinMeaning
考量kǎo liángto consider; to give serious consideration to sth
试想 (試想)shì xiǎngto consider (a cogent point) (usu. used as an imperative – "Think about it: ...")
权衡 (權衡)quán héngto consider; to weigh (a matter)
看kànto see; to look at; to read
斟酌zhēn zhuóto consider; to deliberate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 认为.

WordPinyinMeaning
认识 (認識)rèn shito know; to recognize
承认 (承認)chéng rènto admit; to concede
认真 (認真)rèn zhēnconscientious; earnest
确认 (確認)què rènto confirm; to verify
认证 (認證)rèn zhèngto authenticate; to approve
因为 (因為)yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
成为 (成為)chéng wéito become; to turn into
为了 (為了)wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order to

See also: Japanese symbol for “consider”.

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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