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Chinese symbol for “intention”

心意
xīn yì
intention; regard; kindly feelings

The closest CC-CEDICT match for intention is 心意 (xīn yì), defined as: intention; regard; kindly feelings.

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

心 xīn
heart; mind; soul
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes
意 yì
thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “intention”

WordPinyinMeaning
意向yì xiàngintention; purpose
用意yòng yìintention; purpose
心气 (心氣)xīn qìintention; motive
心xīnheart; mind
念头 (念頭)niàn touthought; idea; intention

Related words

Other words that share a character with 心意.

WordPinyinMeaning
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
担心 (擔心)dān xīnanxious; worried
关心 (關心)guān xīnto be concerned about; to care about
核心hé xīncore; nucleus
开心 (開心)kāi xīnto feel happy; to rejoice
心里 (心裡)xīn lichest; heart; mind
注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
意见 (意見)yì jiànidea; opinion

See also: Japanese symbol for “intention”.

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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