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Chinese symbol for “fundamentalism”

虔信主义
qián xìn zhǔ yì
Traditional: 虔信主義
fideism; fundamentalism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fundamentalism is 虔信主义 (qián xìn zhǔ yì), defined as: fideism; fundamentalism.

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

虔 qián
reverent, devout
radical 141 ⾌ · 10 strokes
信 xìn
to trust, to believe; letter, sign
radical 9 ⼈ · 9 strokes
主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes
义 yì
right conduct, propriety; justice
radical 3 ⼂ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 虔信主义.

WordPinyinMeaning
虔诚 (虔誠)qián chéngpious; devout
虔敬qián jìngreverent
虔信qián xìnpiety; devotion (to a religion)
一秉虔诚 (一秉虔誠)yī bǐng qián chéngearnestly and sincerely (idiom); devoutly
敬虔jìng qiándevout
信息xìn xīinformation; news; message
相信xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
信号 (信號)xìn hàosignal
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning

See also: Japanese symbol for “fundamentalism”.

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.