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Chinese symbol for “constancy”

贞节
zhēn jié
Traditional: 貞節
chastity; virginity (of women); moral integrity (of men); loyalty

The closest CC-CEDICT match for constancy is 贞节 (zhēn jié), defined as: chastity; virginity (of women); moral integrity (of men); loyalty; constancy.

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

贞 zhēn
virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
radical 154 ⾙ · 6 strokes
节 jié
festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
radical 140 ⾋ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 贞节.

WordPinyinMeaning
忠贞 (忠貞)zhōng zhēnloyal and dependable
贞操 (貞操)zhēn cāo(usually of women) chastity; virginity
童贞 (童貞)tóng zhēnvirginity; chastity
贞洁 (貞潔)zhēn jiéchastity
坚贞 (堅貞)jiān zhēnfirm; unswerving
节目 (節目)jié mù(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event)
细节 (細節)xì jiédetails; particulars
情节 (情節)qíng jiécircumstances; plot; storyline

See also: Japanese symbol for “constancy”.

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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