Chinese symbol for “devout”
虔诚
qián chéng
Traditional: 虔誠
pious; devout; sincere
The closest CC-CEDICT match for devout is 虔诚 (qián chéng), defined as: pious; devout; sincere.
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 “devout”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 虔诚.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 虔敬 | qián jìng | reverent |
| 虔信 | qián xìn | piety; devotion (to a religion) |
| 一秉虔诚 (一秉虔誠) | yī bǐng qián chéng | earnestly and sincerely (idiom); devoutly |
| 敬虔 | jìng qián | devout |
| 虔信主义 (虔信主義) | qián xìn zhǔ yì | fideism; fundamentalism |
| 忠诚 (忠誠) | zhōng chéng | devoted; loyal |
| 诚信 (誠信) | chéng xìn | honesty; trustworthiness; good faith |
| 真诚 (真誠) | zhēn chéng | sincere; genuine; true |
See also: Japanese symbol for “devout”.
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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