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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “decent”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 正派 | zhèng pài | (of a person) upright; respectable; decent; (Tw) (of a business etc) reputable |
| 像样 (像樣) | xiàng yàng | presentable; decent |
| 像模像样 (像模像樣) | xiàng mú xiàng yàng | solemn; presentable |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 正经.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 正在 | zhèng zài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine; real; true; really; indeed |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal; official |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | normal; regular |
| 正确 (正確) | zhèng què | correct; sound; right; proper |
| 正是 | zhèng shì | is precisely |
| 已经 (已經) | yǐ jīng | already |
| 经济 (經濟) | jīng jì | economy; 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.