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Chinese symbol for “consideration”

考虑
kǎo lǜ
Traditional: 考慮
to think over; to consider; consideration

The closest CC-CEDICT match for consideration is 考虑 (kǎo lǜ), defined as: to think over; to consider; consideration.

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

考 kǎo
to test, to investigate, to examine
radical 125 ⽼ · 6 strokes
虑 lǜ
anxious, concerned, worried
radical 141 ⾌ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “consideration”

WordPinyinMeaning
对价 (對價)duì jiàconsideration (in exchange for shares); a quid pro quo
代价 (代價)dài jiàprice; cost
考量kǎo liángto consider; to give serious consideration to sth
心眼xīn yǎnheart; intention

Related words

Other words that share a character with 考虑.

WordPinyinMeaning
考试 (考試)kǎo shìto take an exam; exam
参考 (參考)cān kǎoconsultation; reference
思考sī kǎoto reflect on; to ponder over
考察kǎo cháto inspect; to observe and study
考核kǎo héto examine; to check up on
焦虑 (焦慮)jiāo lǜanxious; worried
忧虑 (憂慮)yōu lǜto worry; anxiety (about)
顾虑 (顧慮)gù lǜmisgivings; apprehensions; to worry about; to be concerned about

See also: Japanese symbol for “consideration”.

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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