Chinese symbol for “convince”
折服
zhé fú
to convince; to subdue; to be convinced; to be bowled over
The closest CC-CEDICT match for convince is 折服 (zhé fú), defined as: to convince; to subdue; to be convinced; to be bowled over.
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
Other Chinese words for “convince”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 说服 (說服) | shuō fú | to persuade; to convince |
| 服 | fú | clothes; dress |
| 劝服 (勸服) | quàn fú | to persuade; to convince; to win (sb) over |
| 晓喻 (曉喻) | xiǎo yù | to inform; to convince |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 折服.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 折磨 | zhé mó | to torment; to torture |
| 挫折 | cuò zhé | setback; reverse |
| 折腾 (折騰) | zhē teng | to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again |
| 曲折 | qū zhé | winding; (fig.) complicated |
| 折扣 | zhé kòu | discount |
| 转折 (轉折) | zhuǎn zhé | shift in the trend of events; turnaround |
| 服务 (服務) | fú wù | to serve; service |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “convince”.
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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