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Chinese symbol for “habitual”

惯性
guàn xìng
Traditional: 慣性
(physics) inertia; (fig.) force of habit; tendency to do things in the accustomed way; habitual

The closest CC-CEDICT match for habitual is 惯性 (guàn xìng), defined as: (physics) inertia; (fig.) force of habit; tendency to do things in the accustomed way; habitual.

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

惯 guàn
habit, custom; habitual, usual
radical 61 ⼼ · 11 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “habitual”

WordPinyinMeaning
惯用 (慣用)guàn yòngto use habitually; habitual

Related words

Other words that share a character with 惯性.

WordPinyinMeaning
习惯 (習慣)xí guànhabit; custom
惯例 (慣例)guàn lìconvention; usual practice
惯用 (慣用)guàn yòngto use habitually; habitual
习惯性 (習慣性)xí guàn xìngcustomary
惯常 (慣常)guàn chángusual; customary
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex
男性nán xìngthe male sex; a male
性质 (性質)xìng zhìnature; characteristic

See also: Japanese symbol for “habitual”.

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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