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Chinese symbol for “ethics”

伦理
lún lǐ
Traditional: 倫理
ethics

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ethics is 伦理 (lún lǐ), defined as: ethics.

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

伦 lún
human relationships; society
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
理 lǐ
science, reason, logic; to manage
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “ethics”

WordPinyinMeaning
伦理学 (倫理學)lún lǐ xuéethics
武德wǔ déethics (in the military or the martial arts)
德dévirtue; goodness
道德dào dévirtue; morality

Related words

Other words that share a character with 伦理.

WordPinyinMeaning
乱伦 (亂倫)luàn lúnto violate moral principles; depravity; (esp.) to commit incest; incest
无与伦比 (無與倫比)wú yǔ lún bǐincomparable
伦理学 (倫理學)lún lǐ xuéethics
伦巴 (倫巴)lún bā(loanword) rhumba
人伦 (人倫)rén lúnethical norms governing human relationships
管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage
处理 (處理)chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish
理论 (理論)lǐ lùntheory; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “ethics”.

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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