Chinese symbol for “exercise”
The closest CC-CEDICT match for exercise is 活动 (huó dòng), defined as: to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc); movable; flexible; liquid (capital etc); (volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity; (outdoor etc) activity; event; (political) campaign; (military) maneuver (项 (xiàng)); to use personal influence, connections, bribes etc.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “exercise”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 行使 | xíng shǐ | to exercise (a right etc) |
| 健身 | jiàn shēn | to exercise; to keep fit |
| 习题 (習題) | xí tí | (schoolwork) exercise; problem |
| 运动 (運動) | yùn dòng | to move; to exercise |
| 演习 (演習) | yǎn xí | (military, firefighting etc) (verb and noun) drill; exercise; maneuver |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 活动.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生活 | shēng huó | to live; life |
| 活跃 (活躍) | huó yuè | active; lively |
| 活着 (活著) | huó zhe | alive |
| 活力 | huó lì | energy; vitality |
| 灵活 (靈活) | líng huó | flexible; nimble |
| 运动 (運動) | yùn dòng | to move; to exercise |
| 行动 (行動) | xíng dòng | operation; action |
| 动物 (動物) | dòng wù | animal |
See also: Japanese symbol for “exercise”.
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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