Chinese symbol for “empathy”
神入
shén rù
(psychology) empathy; to empathize with
The closest CC-CEDICT match for empathy is 神入 (shén rù), defined as: (psychology) empathy; to empathize with.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “empathy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同理心 | tóng lǐ xīn | empathy |
| 移情 | yí qíng | to redirect one's affections; (of literature etc) to cultivate people's character |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 神入.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit; mind |
| 神秘 | shén mì | mysterious; mystery |
| 女神 | nǚ shén | goddess; nymph |
| 神经 (神經) | shén jīng | nerve; mental state |
| 神话 (神話) | shén huà | legend; fairy tale |
| 进入 (進入) | jìn rù | to enter; to go into |
| 加入 | jiā rù | to become a member; to join |
| 收入 | shōu rù | to take in; income |
See also: Japanese symbol for “empathy”.
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.