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Chinese symbol for “customary”

习惯性
xí guàn xìng
Traditional: 習慣性
customary

The closest CC-CEDICT match for customary is 习惯性 (xí guàn xìng), defined as: customary.

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

习 xí
to study, to practice; habit
radical 5 ⼄ · 3 strokes
惯 guàn
habit, custom; habitual, usual
radical 61 ⼼ · 11 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “customary”

WordPinyinMeaning
惯有 (慣有)guàn yǒucustomary; usual
往常wǎng chángusual; customary
惯用 (慣用)guàn yòngto use habitually; habitual
惯常 (慣常)guàn chángusual; customary

Related words

Other words that share a character with 习惯性.

WordPinyinMeaning
学习 (學習)xué xíto learn; to study
习惯 (習慣)xí guànhabit; custom
练习 (練習)liàn xíto practice; exercise
实习 (實習)shí xíto practice; field work
习俗 (習俗)xí súcustom; tradition
演习 (演習)yǎn xí(military, firefighting etc) (verb and noun) drill; exercise; maneuver
惯例 (慣例)guàn lìconvention; usual practice
惯性 (慣性)guàn xìng(physics) inertia; (fig.) force of habit
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “customary”.

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.