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Chinese symbol for “industrious”

孳
zī
industrious; produce; bear

The closest CC-CEDICT match for industrious is 孳 (zī), defined as: industrious; produce; bear.

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

孳 zī
to breed; to produce, to bear; to grow recklessly
radical 39 ⼦ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “industrious”

WordPinyinMeaning
勤劳 (勤勞)qín láohardworking; industrious; diligent
勤qíndiligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant
辛勤xīn qínhardworking; industrious
用功yòng gōngdiligent; industrious (in one's studies)
勤勉qín miǎndiligence; diligent

Related words

Other words that share a character with 孳.

WordPinyinMeaning
孳生zī shēngto breed; to multiply
孳息zī xīinterest (from an investment, esp. an endowment)
孳乳zī rǔto multiply (kinds, difficulties); to reproduce
孳孳zī zīvariant of 孜孜 (zī zī)

See also: Japanese symbol for “industrious”.

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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