Chinese symbol for “faithful”
忠实
zhōng shí
Traditional: 忠實
faithful
The closest CC-CEDICT match for faithful is 忠实 (zhōng shí), defined as: faithful.
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 “faithful”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 谌 (諶) | chén | faithful; sincere |
| 忠 | zhōng | loyal; devoted; faithful |
| 守节 (守節) | shǒu jié | faithful (to the memory of betrothed); constant (of widow who remains unmarried) |
| 教众 (教眾) | jiào zhòng | (religion) believers; followers; adherents; the faithful |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 忠实.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忠诚 (忠誠) | zhōng chéng | devoted; loyal |
| 忠于 (忠於) | zhōng yú | to be loyal to |
| 效忠 | xiào zhōng | to vow loyalty and devotion to |
| 忠心 | zhōng xīn | good faith; devotion |
| 忠告 | zhōng gào | to give sb a word of advice; advice; counsel; a wise word |
| 其实 (其實) | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 实现 (實現) | shí xiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about |
| 实施 (實施) | shí shī | to implement; to carry out |
See also: Japanese symbol for “faithful”.
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.