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Chinese symbol for “decent”

正经
zhèng jīng
Traditional: 正經
decent; honorable; proper; serious

The closest CC-CEDICT match for decent is 正经 (zhèng jīng), defined as: decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards.

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

正 zhèng
straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
radical 77 ⽌ · 5 strokes
经 jīng
the classics; to experience, to undergo
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “decent”

WordPinyinMeaning
正派zhèng pài(of a person) upright; respectable; decent; (Tw) (of a business etc) reputable
像样 (像樣)xiàng yàngpresentable; decent
像模像样 (像模像樣)xiàng mú xiàng yàngsolemn; presentable

Related words

Other words that share a character with 正经.

WordPinyinMeaning
正在zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
真正zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed
正式zhèng shìformal; official
正常zhèng chángnormal; regular
正确 (正確)zhèng quècorrect; sound; right; proper
正是zhèng shìis precisely
已经 (已經)yǐ jīngalready
经济 (經濟)jīng jìeconomy; economic

See also: Japanese symbol for “decent”.

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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