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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “ethics”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伦理学 (倫理學) | lún lǐ xué | ethics |
| 武德 | wǔ dé | ethics (in the military or the martial arts) |
| 德 | dé | virtue; goodness |
| 道德 | dào dé | virtue; morality |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 伦理.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乱伦 (亂倫) | luàn lún | to violate moral principles; depravity; (esp.) to commit incest; incest |
| 无与伦比 (無與倫比) | wú yǔ lún bǐ | incomparable |
| 伦理学 (倫理學) | lún lǐ xué | ethics |
| 伦巴 (倫巴) | lún bā | (loanword) rhumba |
| 人伦 (人倫) | rén lún | ethical norms governing human relationships |
| 管理 | guǎn lǐ | to supervise; to manage |
| 处理 (處理) | chǔ lǐ | to handle; to deal with; to punish |
| 理论 (理論) | lǐ lùn | theory; 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.