Chinese symbol for “honesty”
诚信
chéng xìn
Traditional: 誠信
honesty; trustworthiness; good faith
The closest CC-CEDICT match for honesty is 诚信 (chéng xìn), defined as: honesty; trustworthiness; good faith.
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 “honesty”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忱 | chén | sincerity; honesty |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 诚信.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忠诚 (忠誠) | zhōng chéng | devoted; loyal |
| 真诚 (真誠) | zhēn chéng | sincere; genuine; true |
| 诚实 (誠實) | chéng shí | honest |
| 虔诚 (虔誠) | qián chéng | pious; devout |
| 诚意 (誠意) | chéng yì | sincerity; good faith |
| 信息 | xìn xī | information; news; message |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true |
| 信号 (信號) | xìn hào | signal |
See also: Japanese symbol for “honesty”.
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.