Chinese symbol for “frank”
坦率
tǎn shuài
frank; candid; straightforward
The closest CC-CEDICT match for frank is 坦率 (tǎn shuài), defined as: frank; candid; straightforward.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “frank”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 率直 | shuài zhí | frank; straightforward |
| 率 | shuài | to lead; to command |
| 直 | zhí | straight; to straighten |
| 爽 | shuǎng | bright; clear |
| 了当 (了當) | liǎo dàng | frank; outspoken; ready; settled; in order |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 坦率.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坦克 | tǎn kè | (loanword) tank (military vehicle); (derog.) (slang) overweight woman |
| 坦诚 (坦誠) | tǎn chéng | candid; frank |
| 坦白 | tǎn bái | honest; forthcoming |
| 平坦 | píng tǎn | level; even |
| 坦言 | tǎn yán | to say candidly; to acknowledge frankly |
| 效率 | xiào lǜ | efficiency |
| 频率 (頻率) | pín lǜ | frequency |
| 汇率 (匯率) | huì lǜ | exchange rate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “frank”.
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.