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Chinese symbol for “inclination”

志趣
zhì qù
inclination; interest

The closest CC-CEDICT match for inclination is 志趣 (zhì qù), defined as: inclination; interest.

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

志 zhì
determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
radical 61 ⼼ · 7 strokes
趣 qù
interest; interesting; what attracts one's attention
radical 156 ⾛ · 15 strokes

Other Chinese words for “inclination”

WordPinyinMeaning
倾斜度 (傾斜度)qīng xié dùinclination (from the horizontal or vertical); slope
走向zǒu xiàngdirection; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)
心思xīn simind; thoughts
意向yì xiàngintention; purpose
意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind

Related words

Other words that share a character with 志趣.

WordPinyinMeaning
同志tóng zhìcomrade; (slang) homosexual
杂志 (雜誌)zá zhìmagazine; measure word: 本 (běn), 份 (fèn), 期 (qī)
标志 (標誌)biāo zhìsign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark
意志yì zhìwill; willpower; determination
志愿 (志願)zhì yuànaspiration; ambition
志愿者 (志願者)zhì yuàn zhěvolunteer
兴趣 (興趣)xìng qùinterest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby
有趣yǒu qùinteresting; fascinating; amusing

See also: Japanese symbol for “inclination”.

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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