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Chinese symbol for “inner”

内在
nèi zài
Traditional: 內在
inner; internal; intrinsic; innate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for inner is 内在 (nèi zài), defined as: inner; internal; intrinsic; innate.

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

内 nèi
inside
radical 13 ⼌ · 4 strokes
在 zài
at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
radical 32 ⼟ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “inner”

WordPinyinMeaning
内 (內)nèiinside; inner

Related words

Other words that share a character with 内在.

WordPinyinMeaning
内容 (內容)nèi róngcontent; substance; details; 项 (xiàng)
国内 (國內)guó nèidomestic; internal (to a country)
内部 (內部)nèi bùinterior; inside (part, section)
境内 (境內)jìng nèiwithin the borders; internal (to a country, province, city etc)
内地 (內地)nèi dìinland; interior
内阁 (內閣)nèi gé(government) cabinet
现在 (現在)xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
存在cún zàito exist; to be

See also: Japanese symbol for “inner”.

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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