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Chinese symbol for “dispassionate”

冷静
lěng jìng
Traditional: 冷靜
calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dispassionate is 冷静 (lěng jìng), defined as: calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet.

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

冷 lěng
cold, cool; lonely
radical 15 ⼎ · 7 strokes
静 jìng
still, quiet, motionless, gentle
radical 174 ⾭ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 冷静.

WordPinyinMeaning
冷战 (冷戰)lěng zhàncold war; (fig.) strained relationship
寒冷hán lěngcold (climate); frigid
冷漠lěng mòcold and detached towards sb; lack of regard
冷却 (冷卻)lěng què(lit. and fig.) to cool
安静 (安靜)ān jìngquiet; peaceful
平静 (平靜)píng jìngcalm; tranquil; serene
宁静 (寧靜)níng jìngtranquil; tranquility
静态 (靜態)jìng tàistatic; sedate

See also: Japanese symbol for “dispassionate”.

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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