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Chinese symbol for “lasting”

持久
chí jiǔ
lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lasting is 持久 (chí jiǔ), defined as: lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance.

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

持 chí
to hold, to support, to sustain
radical 64 ⼿ · 9 strokes
久 jiǔ
long ago; a long time
radical 4 ⼃ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “lasting”

WordPinyinMeaning
久远 (久遠)jiǔ yuǎnlasting; enduring; extending over a long period of time
永久yǒng jiǔeverlasting; perpetual
为期 (為期)wéi qī(to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time)
长久 (長久)cháng jiǔlong-time; long-term; lasting; enduring; permanent

Related words

Other words that share a character with 持久.

WordPinyinMeaning
支持zhī chíto be in favor of; to support
坚持 (堅持)jiān chíto persevere with; to persist in
持续 (持續)chí xùto continue; to last; to persist
保持bǎo chíto keep; to maintain
维持 (維持)wéi chíto keep; to maintain; to preserve
主持zhǔ chíto take charge of; to manage or direct
不久bù jiǔnot long (after); before too long
多久duō jiǔ(of time) how long?; (not) a long time

See also: Japanese symbol for “lasting”.

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.