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Chinese symbol for “empiricism”

经验主义
jīng yàn zhǔ yì
Traditional: 經驗主義
empiricism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for empiricism is 经验主义 (jīng yàn zhǔ yì), defined as: empiricism.

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

经 jīng
the classics; to experience, to undergo
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
验 yàn
to examine, to inspect, to test, to verify
radical 187 ⾺ · 10 strokes
主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes
义 yì
right conduct, propriety; justice
radical 3 ⼂ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “empiricism”

WordPinyinMeaning
实证主义 (實證主義)shí zhèng zhǔ yìpositivism; empiricism

Related words

Other words that share a character with 经验主义.

WordPinyinMeaning
已经 (已經)yǐ jīngalready
经济 (經濟)jīng jìeconomy; economic
经过 (經過)jīng guòto pass; to go through
经验 (經驗)jīng yànexperience; to go through; to experience
曾经 (曾經)céng jīngonce; already
经历 (經歷)jīng lìto experience; to go through; experience (CL:段 (duàn),次 (cì))
实验 (實驗)shí yànexperiment; test
体验 (體驗)tǐ yànto experience for oneself
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning

See also: Japanese symbol for “empiricism”.

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.