Chinese symbol for “exert”
施加
shī jiā
to exert (effort or pressure)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for exert is 施加 (shī jiā), defined as: to exert (effort or pressure).
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
Other Chinese words for “exert”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 施加.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 实施 (實施) | shí shī | to implement; to carry out |
| 措施 | cuò shī | measure; step |
| 设施 (設施) | shè shī | facilities; installation |
| 施工 | shī gōng | construction; to carry out construction or large-scale repairs |
| 施行 | shī xíng | to put in place; to put into practice |
| 基础设施 (基礎設施) | jī chǔ shè shī | infrastructure |
| 参加 (參加) | cān jiā | to participate; to take part; to join |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise; to increase |
See also: Japanese symbol for “exert”.
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.