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Chinese symbol for “fulfill”

履行
lǚ xíng
to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement); to perform

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fulfill is 履行 (lǚ xíng), defined as: to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement); to perform.

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

履 lǚ
shoes; to walk, to tread
radical 44 ⼫ · 15 strokes
行 xíng
to go, to walk, to move; professional
radical 144 ⾏ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “fulfill”

WordPinyinMeaning
践 (踐)jiànto fulfill (a promise); to tread
尽到 (盡到)jìn dàoto fulfill (one's duty etc)
偿 (償)chángto repay; to compensate for
蹈dǎoto tread on; to trample

Related words

Other words that share a character with 履行.

WordPinyinMeaning
履历 (履歷)lǚ lìbackground (academic and work); curriculum vitae
履带 (履帶)lǚ dàicaterpillar track (propulsion system used on bulldozers etc); (literary) shoes and belt
履约 (履約)lǚ yuēto keep a promise; to honor an agreement
步履bù lǚgait; to walk
履职 (履職)lǚ zhíto fulfill one's job or duty
进行 (進行)jìn xíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
举行 (舉行)jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
行为 (行為)xíng wéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity

See also: Japanese symbol for “fulfill”.

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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