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Chinese symbol for “individualism”

个人主义
gè rén zhǔ yì
Traditional: 個人主義
individualism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for individualism is 个人主义 (gè rén zhǔ yì), defined as: individualism.

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

个 gè
this, that; single; measure word for individuals
radical 2 ⼁ · 3 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 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 个人主义.

WordPinyinMeaning
一个 (一個)yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
这个 (這個)zhè ge(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
那个 (那個)nà gethat one; that thing
个人 (個人)gè rénan individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own
整个 (整個)zhěng gèwhole; entire
每个 (每個)měi geeach; every
人民rén mínthe people
人们 (人們)rén menpeople
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning

See also: Japanese symbol for “individualism”.

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.