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Chinese symbol for “dedicated”

执着
zhí zhuó
Traditional: 執著
dedicated; devoted; persistent; to persist in; to cling to; (Buddhism) attachment

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dedicated is 执着 (zhí zhuó), defined as: dedicated; devoted; persistent; to persist in; to cling to; (Buddhism) attachment.

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

执 zhí
to execute; to grasp, to hold; to keep; to sieze, to detain
radical 64 ⼿ · 6 strokes
着 zhuó
to make a move, to take action
radical 109 ⽬ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “dedicated”

WordPinyinMeaning
专门 (專門)zhuān ménspecialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose)
专用 (專用)zhuān yòngspecial; dedicated
专项 (專項)zhuān xiàngspecial; dedicated
劳心劳力 (勞心勞力)láo xīn láo lìto tax one's mind and body; demanding (work)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 执着.

WordPinyinMeaning
执行 (執行)zhí xíngto implement; to carry out
执政 (執政)zhí zhèngto hold power; in office
执法 (執法)zhí fǎto enforce a law; law enforcement
执照 (執照)zhí zhàolicense; permit
争执 (爭執)zhēng zhíto dispute; to disagree
执导 (執導)zhí dǎoto direct (a film, play etc)
随着 (隨著)suí zhealong with; in the wake of
有着 (有著)yǒu zheto have; to possess

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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