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Chinese symbol for “eventually”

终究
zhōng jiū
Traditional: 終究
in the end; after all; eventually

The closest CC-CEDICT match for eventually is 终究 (zhōng jiū), defined as: in the end; after all; eventually.

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

终 zhōng
end; finally, in the end
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
究 jiū
to dig into, to investigate; actually, after all
radical 116 ⽳ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “eventually”

WordPinyinMeaning
终于 (終於)zhōng yúat last; in the end
总 (總)zǒng(bound form) general; overall; to sum up
终久 (終久)zhōng jiǔin the end; eventually

Related words

Other words that share a character with 终究.

WordPinyinMeaning
最终 (最終)zuì zhōngfinal; ultimate
终于 (終於)zhōng yúat last; in the end
始终 (始終)shǐ zhōngfrom beginning to end; all along
终止 (終止)zhōng zhǐto stop; to terminate
终身 (終身)zhōng shēnlifelong; all one's life
终结 (終結)zhōng jiéend; conclusion; to come to an end; to terminate (sth)
研究yán jiūresearch; a study
究竟jiū jìngto go to the bottom of a matter; after all

See also: Japanese symbol for “eventually”.

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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