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Chinese symbol for “discreet”

知趣
zhī qù
to act tactfully; tactful; discreet

The closest CC-CEDICT match for discreet is 知趣 (zhī qù), defined as: to act tactfully; tactful; discreet.

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

知 zhī
to know, to perceive, to comprehend
radical 111 ⽮ · 8 strokes
趣 qù
interest; interesting; what attracts one's attention
radical 156 ⾛ · 15 strokes

Other Chinese words for “discreet”

WordPinyinMeaning
识趣 (識趣)shí qùtactful; discreet

Related words

Other words that share a character with 知趣.

WordPinyinMeaning
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
知识 (知識)zhī shiknowledge; 门 (mén)
通知tōng zhīto notify; to inform
不知bù zhīnot to know; unaware
知名zhī míngwell-known; famous
得知dé zhīto find out; to learn of
兴趣 (興趣)xìng qùinterest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby
有趣yǒu qùinteresting; fascinating; amusing

See also: Japanese symbol for “discreet”.

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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